Editing Martin Wickramasinghe (section)

==Later years==
Wickramasinghe visited Cuba on the invitation of the [[Cuban Government]] in 1968. In 1973, Wickramasinghe wrote a new biography of [[Buddha]] titled ''Bava Taranaya''. In it the great teacher's change from royal heir in-waiting to philosopher-mendicant is portrayed as being a result of his sympathy to the poor and the downtrodden of society. That same year, he was nominated for the [[1973 Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize in Literature]] by [[Ediriweera Sarachchandra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=16852|title=Nomination Archive - Malalagama Martin Wickremasinghe|website=NobelPrize.org|date=March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>

Wickramasinghe died on 23 July 1976 and his home is now a folk [[museum]].<ref name=Saparamadu/>