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Indian excavations in Sanchi and other locations, confirm the Mahavamsa account of the empire of Ashoka. The accounts given in the Mahavamsa are also amply supported by the numerous stone inscriptions, mostly in Sinhala, found in Sri Lanka. [13] K. Indrapala [14] has also upheld the historical value of the Mahavamsa.
According to the references of Sri Lanka Archaeological Department, Trincomalee had been known as Gokanna in the ancient times.The Mahavamsa chronicle recounts that the Gokanna Vihara was built by King Mahasen in the 3rd century (275–301 AD) [1] [2] by destroying a Shiva temple that existed on the Swami Rock, where the Koneswaram Kovil stands today.
Historical sources, including the ancient chronicle Mahavamsa, a record that the Buddha visited the Mahiyangana area in the ninth month after he attained enlightenment, which was his first visit to the country. [4] According to the Mahavamsa, Sri Lanka was inhabited by yakshas at the time. It says that the Buddha subdued the yakshas there and ...
The Mahavamsa describes the foundation laying, where fissures were filled with stones and stamped down by elephants whose feet were protected with leather bindings. The bricks used for the construction were a significant development of ancient Sri Lankan engineering, the bricks used for Jetavanaramaya had a composition of 60 percent fine sand ...
The Mahabodhi tree at the Sri Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya The Diamond throne, or Vajrashila, where the Buddha sat under the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya. A Buddhist monk in front of the Bodhi Tree The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening" or "tree of enlightenment" [ 1 ] ), also called the Mahabodhi tree or Bo tree , [ 2 ] is a large sacred fig tree ...
According to Mahavamsa, the garden had been full of various kind of trees so with fruits and flowers. [3] The park is well known for the Samadhi Statue as well as several other religious sites such as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Ruvanveli stupa, and Thuparama stupa, etc.
It consists of twelve chapters, and ends with a list of locations where saplings from the Bodhi tree were planted. [4] This list matches those included in the Samantapasadika of Buddhaghosa and the Mahavamsa. [4] According to its introduction, the Mahabodhivamsa is an adaptation of a previously existing work in Sinhalese on the same subject. [1]
The first visit was made to Mahiyangana in the ninth month after the Buddha attained enlightenment. [4] The Mahavamsa says that he conquered the yakshas there and sent them to an island named Giri, thereby setting the background for the establishment of Buddhism in the country later on, where the Buddha knew that the Dhamma would prevail "in all its glory". [5]