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Thuparamaya is the earliest documented Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Its building dates to the arrival of Mahinda Thera (Mahindagamanaya) and the introduction of Buddhism to the island. Located within the sacred precinct of Mahamewna park , the Thuparamaya Stupa is the earliest Dagoba to be constructed on the island, dating back to the reign of ...
An entrance of the Polonnaruwa Vatadage. A vaṭadāge (Sinhala: වටදාගෙ) is a type of Buddhist structure found in Sri Lanka. It also known as a dage, thupagara and a cetiyagara. Although it may have had some Indian influence, it is a structure that is more or less unique to the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka.
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Sri Lanka for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Central Province [ edit ]
Map of Sri Lanka with Polonnaruwa District highlighted. ... UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) Post Codes: 51000. Telephone Codes: 027: ISO 3166 code: LK-72: Vehicle registration: NC:
The Sri Lankan chronicle, the Culavamsa which was written in the Buddhist canonical language Pali, enumerates his works both as a provincial ruler in western Sri Lanka and later as the monarch of the whole country: he either built or restored 163 major tanks (reservoirs), 2,617 minor tanks, 3,910 irrigation channels, 328 stone sluices and 168 ...
One of the four doorways leading to the Vatadage. The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure dating back to the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa of Sri Lanka.It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa to hold the alms bowl used by the Buddha.
Thuparamaya is a dageba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist sacred place of veneration. Thera Mahinda, an envoy sent by King Ashoka himself introduced Theravada Buddhism and also chetiya worship to Sri Lanka. At his request, King Devanampiyatissa built Thuparamaya in which the collarbone of the Buddha was enshrined.
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