On the full moon day in the month of May/June – traditionally known as Poson – in 247 B.C.,
a person dressed in a
yellow robe appears on top of Ambastala in the Missaka mountain at Mihintale –11 kilometres north-east of Anuradhapura, the capital city. There are four others with him.
I magine yourself without a home. Done?
Imagine carrying everything you own on your back.
Now imagine struggling to find food to eat, and water to drink. Imagine never being sure when you'll have to move again, or where you'll be sent. Imagine someone in your family falling sick, imagine knowing that
medical treatment is a
luxury you might not be able to afford.