Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle
F
rom the giant dagobahs of Anuradhapura to the otherworldly stone Buddhas of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle offers a unique glimpse at the early Buddhist world. Technicolor murals and gargantuan statues vie with golden stupas and monolithic rock-top fortresses in their competition to memorialize the man who left opulence to find enlightenment under a simple Bodhi tree.