两种对斯里兰卡音乐最大的影响来自佛教和葡萄牙殖民者。
The two single biggest influences on Sri Lankan music are from Buddhism and Portuguese colonizers.
今年早些时候,在参观完斯里兰卡最神圣的佛教庙宇Sri Dalada Maligawa之后,Fonseka将军保证将彻底消灭猛虎组织。
Earlier this year, after a visit to Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist site, Sri Dalada Maligawa, General Fonseka promised to “annihilate” the Tigers.
在斯里兰卡,睡莲、莲花和鸡蛋花是佛教寺庙很受欢迎的祭品。
In Sri Lanka, water lilies, lotuses, and frangipani are popular offerings at Buddhist temples.
甚至当Fonseka还是一名在役军人的时候,他就敢放言:“斯里兰卡是僧伽罗佛教徒的国度。”
Even as a serving soldier, he ventured that "Sri Lanka is a Sinhala Buddhist country."
逐渐地,这儿就成了斯里兰卡的佛教圣地。
与此同时,斯里兰卡成了佛教早期派别上座部的中心。
In the meantime, Sri Lanka became the centre of the earlier Theravada order of Buddhism.
斯里兰卡有70%的人口信奉佛教,该国的文学、艺术和建筑也因此大受影响。
Buddhism is practiced by 70% of Sri Lanka's population and has greatly influenced the country's literature, art and architecture.
而佛教徒们则可以通过联合这些国家支持斯里兰卡来对斯里兰卡的国际关系发挥作用。
He said that Buddhist monks too can play an important role in Sri Lanka's international relations by bringing these countries to support Sri Lanka.
而佛教徒们则可以通过联合这些国家支持斯里兰卡来对斯里兰卡的国际关系发挥作用。
He said that Buddhist monks too can play an important role in Sri Lanka's international relations by bringing these countries to support Sri Lanka.
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