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The Bo tree behind the Kataragama temple is one of the eight saplings (Ashta Phala Ruhu Bodhi) of Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradapura, Sri Lanka. This tree was planted in the 3rd century BC. [16] The Buddhist Kiri Vehera Dagoba which stands in close to the Kataragama devalaya was built by the King Mahasena. According to the legend, Buddha, on his ...
Another Sinhala legend makes Kataragama deviyo a deification of a Tamil spy sent by Elara to live amongst the Sinhalese or a Tamil juggler who made the locals deify him after his death. [27] [28] Yet another legend says that Kataragama deviyo is a deification of the legendary king Mahasena, who is born as a bodhisattva or Buddha in waiting. [29]
Mahasena was the younger son of King Gotabaya, who ruled the country from 253 to 266 CE. His elder brother and predecessor to the throne was King Jetthatissa, who was the king from 266 to 275. Mahasen and Jetthatissa were educated by a Buddhist monk named Sanghamitta, who was a follower of the Vaitulya doctrine.
After his victory, king Dutugemunu build the temple and dedicated it to God Kataragama. He also appointed the officials to look after the devalaya. [14] The building of the Kataragama temple is a simple structure with two apartments and it has not undergone any major structural alterations after its construction. [13]
King Mahasena (276-303 CE) is credited with building the largest of them all - the Jetavana, which has a diameter of 367 feet (112 m) at the base. Though the present height is estimated at 232 feet (71 m), the original height is supposed to have been 400 feet.
Mahasena or Mahāsena may refer to: Mahasena, a name for Murugan, Hindu god of war; Mahasena, a legendary king of the Kataragama region in Sri Lanka said to have ruled during the 6th century BCE; Mahasena of Anuradhapura, a historical king of Sri Lanka who ruled from 275 to 301 CE; Mahasena-gupta, a ruler of the Later Gupta dynasty in India
Kiri Vehera is an ancient stupa situated in Kataragama, Sri Lanka.This stupa probably dates back to the 3rd century BC and is believed to have been built by King Mahanaga brother of king Devanampiyatissa; a regional ruler of Kataragama area.
'Duṭugæmuṇu', [duʈugæmuɳu] [2]), also known as Duṭṭhagāmaṇī Abhaya, was a king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom [3] who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for first uniting the whole island of Sri Lanka by defeating and overthrowing Elara, a Tamil king from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Anuradhapura kingdom in 205 ...