Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war Koneswaram and Ketheeswaram are considered as only Paadal Petra Sthalangal in Sri Lanka. Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple considered as one Shakthi Peethams. Tamils in Sri Lanka, had established Hinduism and Tamil language links with South India. Periods of Mahayana influence, as well as official neglect under colonial rule, created great challenges for Theravada Buddhist institutions in Sri Lanka, but repeated revivals and resurgences вЂ“ most recently in the 19th century CE вЂ“ have kept the Theravada tradition alive for over 2,600 years.

During periods of decline, the Sri Lankan monastic lineage was revived through contact with Myanmar and Thailand. Sri Lanka has the longest continuous history of Buddhism of any Buddhist nation, with the Sangha having existed in a largely unbroken lineage since its introduction in the 4th century. The Pali Canon, having previously been preserved as an oral tradition, was first committed to writing in Sri Lanka around 30 BCE. He is also credited with the construction of the Pathamaka-cetiya, the Jambukola-vihaara and the Hatthaalhaka-vihaara, and the refectory. Among these, the Isurumuni-vihaara and the Vessagiri-vihaara remain important centers of worship. During this time, a sapling of the Bodhi Tree was brought to Sri Lanka and the first monasteries and Buddhist monuments were established. Swami Nathan of the External Affairs Ministry, photographed at the Safdarjung Airport, taking Mahatma Gandhi's ashes to CeylonДЄccording to traditional Sri Lankan chronicles (such as the Dipavamsa) Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the 4th century BCE by Venerable Mahinda, the son of Indian Emperor Ashoka, during the reign of Sri Lanka's King Devanampiya Tissa.

India made a nuclear energy pact with Sri Lanka in 2015. India has signed a nuclear energy deal to improve relations. In recent years Sri Lanka has moved closer to China, especially in terms of naval agreements.

They have been however tested by the Sri Lankan Civil War and by the controversy of Indian intervention during the war. Both India and Sri Lanka are republics within the Commonwealth of Nations. India is the only neighbour of Sri Lanka, separated by the Palk Strait both nations occupy a strategic position in South Asia and have sought to build a common security umbrella in the Indian Ocean. India and Sri Lanka share a maritime border. There are deep racial and cultural links between the two countries. The two countries are also close on economic terms with India being the island's largest trading partner and an agreement to establish a proto single market also under discussion at an advanced stage. Only 4% of Sri Lankans have a negative view on India, the lowest of all the countries surveyed by the Ipsos GlobalScan. India-Sri Lanka relations ( Hindi: а¤а¤ѕа¤°а¤¤-а¤¶аҐЌа¤°аҐЂа¤Іа¤‚а¤•а¤ѕ а¤ёа¤‚а¤¬а¤‚а¤§ Sinhala: а¶‰а¶±а·Ља¶Їа·’а¶єа·Џа·Ђ-а·Ѓа·ЉвЂЌа¶»а·“ а¶Ѕа¶‚а¶ља·Џ а·ѓа¶¶а¶іа¶а·Џ Indiyava-Shri Lanka Sabandatha Tamil: а®‡а®ЁаЇЌа®¤а®їа®Їа®ѕ-а®‡а®Іа®™аЇЌа®•аЇ€ а®‰а®±а®µаЇЃа®•а®іаЇЌ) also referred to Indian-Sri Lankan relations or Indo-Sri Lanka relations, are the bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka. President Maithripala Sirisena with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2015

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