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  2. Thanthirimale - Wikipedia

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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

  3. List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Anuradhapura ...

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    Sri Datusena Raja Maha Vihara: No. 623-Karunkankulam, Hatarakanuwa Usgala: Kekirawa: 6 June 2008: The drip ledged rock cave [4] Sri Datusena Raja Maha Vihara: No. 651-Kithulhitiyawa: Kekirawa: 23 January 2009: The drip ledged rock cave on natural rock and sacred foot print [5] Sri Devatissa Raja Maha Vihara: Elahamuwa Kekirawa: Kekirawa: 6 June ...

  4. Anuradhapura - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Anuradhapura massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Anuradhapura massacre occurred in Sri Lanka in 1985 and was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [1] [2] This was the largest massacre of Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE to date; it was also the first major operation carried out by the LTTE outside a Tamil majority area.

  6. Anuradhapura kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Named the Maurya dynasty, the origins of this line are uncertain although some historians trace them to Shakya princes who accompanied the sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi to Sri Lanka. [58] The last dynasty of the Anuradhapura period, the second Lambakanna dynasty, started with Manavanna (684–718) seizing the throne in 684 and continued till ...

  7. Category:Populated places in Anuradhapura District - Wikipedia

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    Anuradhapura (5 C, 13 P) ... Thanthirimale This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 13:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  8. Isurumuniya - Wikipedia

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    Isurumuniya is a Buddhist temple situated near to the Tissa Wewa (Tisa tank) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. There are four carvings of special interest in this Vihara . They are the Isurumuniya Lovers , Elephant Pond and The Royal Family .

  9. Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya - Wikipedia

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    The Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was an important mahavihara or large Buddhist monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. King Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura (247–207 BCE) founded it in his capital city of Anuradhapura . [ 1 ]