Photo courtesy of Tsem Rinpoche A few weeks ago I embarked on a 16 hour journey by air from Colombo to Toronto. I carried one book with me, a tradition I keep even when I go on a 10 minute drive. The book I had this time was Hasini Haputhanthri’s and Sujeewa de Silva’s Shared Sanctities, the revised and enlarged second edition. With the very many books I have read over the years, especially on this genre of conserving and sharing a common ground for heritage, I found this work a moving and creative masterpiece that needs a closer attention.…
Shared Sanctities: Exploring Sri Lanka’s Sacred Spaces
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