| Emblem of Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික ලාංඡනය | |
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| Armiger | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Adopted | 1972 |
| Crest | A Dharmachakra azure on a bezant |
| Shield | On a circular shield: Maroon, a lion passant Or bearing a Sri Lankan sword Or in its right forepaw; an orle enhanced azure bearing concentrically from the center outwards two annulets argent, the petals of a golden water lily proper, and an annulet Or; a bordure Or |
| Supporters | Golden symbols of the Sun and the Moon; the stalks of rice growing from the vase surrounding the shield |
| Compartment | A traditional grain vase |
| Other elements | An annulet or passing under the crest and vase surrounding the stalks of rice; a bordure azure surrounding the entire arms |
The National Emblem of Sri Lanka[1][2][3] is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan government in connection with the administration and government of the country. The current emblem has been in use since 1972 and created under the ideas and guidance of Nissanka Wijeyeratne. At the time, he was Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Chairman of the National Emblem and Flag Design Committee.[4] The designer of the emblem was Venerable Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera,[5][6] [7][8][9][10][11][12] [13] and the artwork was by S. M. Seneviratne.
The emblem features a gold lion passant, holding a sword in its right fore paw (the same lion from the flag of Sri Lanka) in the centre on a maroon background surrounded by golden petals of a Blue Lotus the national flower of the country. This is placed on top of a traditional grain vase that sprouts sheaves of rice grains that circle the border reflecting prosperity.
The crest is the Dharmachakra, symbolizing the country's foremost place for Buddhism and just rule. Traditional Sinhalese heraldic symbols for the sun and the moon form the supporters. Sun and Moon, and Lion depicting Buddha is given less prominence than cart wheel of English Buddhism, so it is in great discordance with National Scriptures.[citation needed]
- ^ National Emblem, Embassy of Sri Lanka to Japan, archived from the original on 13 May 2008, retrieved 28 October 2010
- ^ National Emblem, Sri Lankan Consulate in Los Angeles, archived from the original on 7 November 2010, retrieved 28 October 2010
- ^ "Photographic image of emblem" (PNG). Upload.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ රාජ්ය ලාංඡනය Archived 23 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Web page of Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.
- ^ Central Bank of Ceylon Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka – 1977. Central Bank of Ceylon
- ^ Sri Lanka Emblem Archived 25 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Ven. Dr. Mapalagama Wipulasara Thera (1925–2000)[permanent dead link].
- ^ Cache Historic World Coins.
- ^ ජනරජ ලාංඡනය නිර්මාණය කළ හැටි. Sunday Lankadeepa – Diyatha, Retrieved on 1 February 2009.
- ^ බෞද්ධ කලාවේ නොමැකෙන ලකුණ. සිළුමිණ, සම්ප්රවේශනය කිරීම 28 ඔක්තෝබර් 2017.
- ^ The great artist monk. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 9 January 2011.
- ^ Ven. Dr. Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera Archived 21 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena Website.
- ^ රාජ්ය ලාංඡනය හැදු බෞද්ධ කලාව ලොවට ගෙන ගිය විපුලසාර හාමුදුරුවෝ Archived 16 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Irida Divaina (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 8 November 2020.