Land of Serendip

-9785 miles from Butte to the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

•-90 miles from India

-Formerly called Ceylon

•-Pearl of the Indian Ocean

Human remains found in Sri Lanka from 18,000 years ago

21 million people most of whom live in village farming communities

People are Sinhalese and Tamil with indigenous Vedda

SNAKE CHARMERS – KING COBRAS ELEPHANT GUARD

INSIDE OF ANCIENT CAVE

RECLINING BUDDHA

WOMEN OWN THE HOUSES JANET AND CHRISTINA

THE YOUNG THE GRANDMAS

99 YEAR OLD MONK BUDDHIST SHRINE

A GIFT FROM KINGDOM OF THAILAND

THIS MONK IS ALSO AN AYERVEDIC DOCTOR

TEMPLE ELEPHANT ON THE WAY TO WORK

LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE ROAD

The Four Immeasurables

Equanimity

Loving kindness

Compassion

Joy