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Thanthirimale (also spelled as Tantirimale) is an old village in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 40 km northwest of the Anuradhapura city. The village is known for the ancient Buddhist temple Thanthirimale Raja Maha Vihara, situated in a nearby rock-covered area. [1] Thanthirimale New Stupa
Anuradhapura sacred city: Nuwaragam Palatha: 4 July 1975 [23] Waththiyagala ruins: No. 383: Ipalogama: 23 February 2007: Rock surface with archaeological factors and signs known as Waththiyagala [7] Weheragala Raja Maha Vihara: No. 9, Abhayapura: Padaviya: 23 January 2009: The ancient dagoba mound, 3 rock inscriptions and Galvatiya with ...
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The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over 40 km². The Sandahiru Seya ("Triumphant Pagoda") is a huge new stupa rising on the south side of Anuradhapura, two thousand years after the first of the great dagobas was constructed.
Ancient Anuradhapura The Monastic City, Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. p. 310, 1994. S. M. Burrows, The Buried Cities of Ceylon - A Guide Book to Anuradhapura and Polonaruwa Reprint, p. 120, 1999. Philippe Fabry, the Essential guide for Anuradhapura and its region, Negombo, Viator Publications, 2005, 199 p., ISBN 955-8736-05-8
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The Mirisaweti Stupa (Sinhala: මිරිසවැටිය, Mirisavæṭiya) is a memorial building, a stupa, situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. [1] King Dutugamunu (161 BC to 137 BC) built the Mirisaveti Stupa after defeating King Elara.