To mark yesterday’s historic declaration of the Tripitaka as a National Heritage, President Maithripala Sirisena is seen unveiling a plaque at Matale’s Aluviharaya where this sacred Buddhist text first came to be written on ola leaves some 2,000 years ago. Mahanayakes and about 1,500 monks were present at the ceremony. Pic by Sudath Silva

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To mark yesterday’s historic declaration of the Tripitaka as a National Heritage, President Maithripala Sirisena is seen unveiling a plaque at Matale’s Aluviharaya where this sacred Buddhist text first came to be written on ola leaves some 2,000 years ago. Mahanayakes and about 1,500 monks were present at the ceremony. Pic by Sudath Silva

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