The Glory Of Sanchi - The book titled " Glory Of Sanchi" was first published by the shell company of Ceylon in memory of 2500 years of Buddhism in 1956. All the copies were distributed and not a single copy was available after a few days.Thereafter Buddhist Cultural Centre of Dehiwala decided to edit and publisher with English translation.
This book written by the veteran journalist William peiris traces the inception of Buddhism in the West taking place in Germany and its history and development therein culminating in the modern Buddhist scholarship. The pioneering roles played by all the German Buddhist scholars in the propagation of Buddhism find a place within these pages.