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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
Sri Bhatikatissa Raja Maha Vihara: Galgirikanda: Medawachchiya: 22 July 2011: Rock inscription and all caves with drip-ledges and Brahmi letters (Orthography) [21] Sri Dalada Vihara: Mahakumbukgollewa: Medawachchiya: 30 December 2011: The Tempita (on stone piles) building [13] Sri Datusena Raja Maha Vihara: No. 623-Karunkankulam, Hatarakanuwa ...
Anuradhapura is the best representation of the beginnings of pre-modern urbanization in Sri Lanka. The development of the initial settlement at the site of the city can be attributed to the second global cycle of historical evolution with the generalised diffusion of iron technology in the Old World through the first millennium BCE ...
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According to the Mahavamsa, the Anuradhapura mahavihara was destroyed during sectarian conflicts with the monks of the Abhayagiri vihāra during the 4th century. [4] These Mahayana monks incited Mahasena of Anuradhapura to destroy Anuradhapura vihāra. As a result of this, a later king expelled the Mahayanins from Sri Lanka [citation needed].
Pages in category "Populated places in Anuradhapura District" ... Thanthirimale This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 13:56 (UTC). ...
The water was hot and such was the beginning of the hot water springs. [ 10 ] Mahabharata , the Hindu epic notes that hot well is near Gokarna bay, in the middle of the ocean and is the island shrine of Uma's consort Shiva, known in the three worlds and worshipped by all peoples from the subcontinent, including the native tribes Naga , Deva and ...
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a pilgrimage site, and the site of several religious monuments and abandoned structures.