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  2. Thuparamaya - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Polonnaruwa Vatadage - Wikipedia

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    The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is located in a quadrangular area known as the Dalada Maluva in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. The Dalada Maluva contains some of the oldest and most sacred monuments of the city. [11] The Polonnaruwa Vatadage, which occupies most of the south western area of it, is a prominent structure among them. [12]

  4. Vatadage - Wikipedia

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    The 12th and 13th century chronicles Pujavaliya and Dalada Siritha use these names when mentioning the Thuparamaya and Polonnaruwa Vatadage. However, Pali texts use the name thupaghara. The name cetiyaghara is also used in some sources. [1]

  5. Stupas in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    This type came to be known as ‘vatadage’ or rotunda. It is a circular relic house and apart from Thuparama and Lankarama in Anuradhapura, the best example is seen in Polonnaruwa. There are two other beautiful ones at Medirigiriya close to Polonnaruwa and Tiriyaya off the Anuradhapura-Trincomalee road. These circular shrines enclosed stupas ...

  6. Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Thuparamaya stupa, Anuradhapura. The dagobas, or stupas, are distinctive for many reasons. They are probably the largest brick structures known to the pre-modern world. Demala Maha Seya, which was never completed, had a circumference of 2,011 feet (613 m). Jetavanaramaya is the largest stupa constructed in any part of the world. It is over 120 ...

  7. Atamasthana - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Solosmasthana - Wikipedia

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    With the decline of the ancient kingdoms of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, most of the Solosmasthana were abandoned. [9] It was not until the 20th century that all of them received the attention of the Sangha and Buddhists in the country and were renovated. [10] A Pali gatha, praising the Solosmasthana, is in use among Buddhists. This gatha ...

  9. Sandakada pahana - Wikipedia

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    First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandyan period. According to historians, the sandakada pahana symbolises the cycle of Samsāra in Buddhism. Known in Sinhalese as sandakada pahana, it is roughly translated into English as moonstone.

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