Srilanka, Feb. 4 -- The educational revival in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was influenced by Theosophists like Colonel Henry Steel Olcott and Hilda Muriel Westbrook. They worked to revitalize Buddhism, establishing schools that combined religious and secular education. Prominent schools founded through these efforts included Ananda College in Colombo, Dharmaraja in Kandy, Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, Mahinda College, Galle, and Musaeus College, Colombo, Ananda Balika, Sri Sumangala Girls', Panadura, Mahamaya College, Maliyadeva Girls', Kurunegala and Sri Pushpadana Girls' which provided educational opportunities for Buddhist students. Hilda Westbrook, after training at James Allen's Girls' School, joined ananda College, Col...