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Chapter 02 - Usage of symbol as a national identity
National symbols are very important factor for national identity. Main factors, representing the national symbols are history and political entity of the nation. National identity can define on as “the depiction of a country as a whole, encompassing its culture, traditions, language, and politics”.(“National identity | Define National identity at Dictionary.com,” n.d.). Symbols are useful to quick identification and communication purpose. National symbols must be important to represent history, culture, Geography, nature and capabilities of nation.
National identities displayed in Major events such as cricket and other kind of sports events. In the cricket tournament Lion symbols represent Sri Lankan National teams. That Lion symbol is the national Identity of Sri Lanka. …show more content…

Historical usage of lion symbol as a national identity of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country it used powerful national identity it’s came from Buddhist religious phenomena. According to most famous chronicle of Sri Lanka which was ‘Mahavamsa’ had explained How comes lion identity coming to the Sri Lanka:
When those who were commanded by Vijaya landed from their ship, they sat down wearied, resting their hands upon the ground and since their hands were reddened by touching the dust of the red earth l that region and also the island were (named) Tambapanni. But the king Sihabahu, since he had slain the lion (was called) Sihala and, by reason of the ties between him and them, all those (followers of Vijaya) were also (called) Sihala. (Geiger, 1912)
According to Mahawagga, dasaka Nipathaya, anguttara nikaya, sutta pitaka, thriptaka in “Sinhanda Sutta” explained ‘Singha’ is a name of Loard Buddha. According to Mahavamsa had noticed Heladeepa is another name to Sri Lanka. The argument was combination of these two words (Sinha+hela) formed nation of Sinhala. Those chronicle makes symbol of lion as a Sri Lanka national identity in past and

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