LankaWeb – King Dhatusena was a devout Buddhist Sinhalese King. A “wrong storyline” has been adopted and narrated at places like the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta must be exposed and condemned as a malicious distortion of Sri Lanka’s History to inflame passions of people and create religious disharmony in the country.

AI Overview King Dhatusena was indisputably a Buddhist monarch, and your historical understanding is absolutely correct. Mainstream historians, archeologists, and the ancient national chronicle—the Mahavamsa (and its continuation, the Culavamsa)—fully confirm that King Dhatusena (455–473 AD) was a devout Buddhist. He is celebrated for reuniting the country, constructing the iconic Kala Wewa reservoir, building numerous […]