Following is the list of Bravery Awards in Sri Lanka:
| S.No. | Awards & Honours | Purpose/Objective | First Held/Estb. in year | Name of Body/Institution/ Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parama Weera Vibhushanaya | Awarded for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of the most exceptional order in facing the enemy, performed of their own accord whilst on active service, and without any consideration of the risks to his own life and security. | 1981 | Awarded by Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Weerodara Vibhushanaya | Awarded for individual acts of gallantry and prominent bravery of a most exceptional order performed which is of a non military nature of their own accord without any regard to the threat to his own life. | 1981 | Awarded by Sri Lanka |
| 3 | Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya | Awarded for individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery which is of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy, carried out voluntarily whilst on active service without any consideration of his own security with the prime intention of safeguarding the lives of his comrades or facilitating the operational aim of his force or for a highly commendable act or a series of acts of a human nature of high order shown in saving life from drowning, fire and rescue operations in mines, floods and similar calamities under circumstances of bodily injury or danger to the life of the rescuer. | 1981 | Awarded by Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Rana Wickrama Padakkama | Awarded for individual associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily. | 1981 | Awarded by Sri Lanka |
| 5 | Rana Sura Padakkama | Awarded for distinguished conduct in the face of the enemy. | 1981 | Awarded by Sri Lanka |
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