drip-ledge cave Brahami inscriptions vessagiriya

Vessagiriya

In the past Vessagiriya & Meghagiriya have both been called “Isurumuniya”. It was a monastery, set in a network of natural caves with extending drip ledges.

Mihintale Seya Anuradhapura

Mihintale

Mihintale is known as the birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as it was where Arahat Mahinda met and converted King Devanampiyatissa while he was hunting.

Swarnamali vehara Ruwanweliseya Anuradhapura Sacred City

Swarnamali Vehara

The Swarnamali Vehara, now most often known as the Ruwanweliseya, lies in the sacred city of Anuradhapura and is the third largest stupa in the country.

Thuparama Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Thuparama Vihara

Thuparama Vihara, located in Anuradhapura sacred city, is the oldest stupa in Sri Lanka. It was constructed by King Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd century BC.

Mirisawatiya Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Mirisawetiya Vihara

Built by King Dutugemunu in the second century BC, the Mirisawetiya Vihara, lies on the shores of the Tissa Wewa, within the sacred city of Anuradhapura.

Abhayagiri Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Abhayagiri Vihara

The Abhayagiri Vihara is an monastic complex dating back to 2nd century BC. It housed a fraternity of Buddhist monks who maintained strict way of life.

Temple trails of Anuradhapura Jethawanaramaya

Jethawanarama Dagoba

Built in 3rd centurary AD, Jethawanarama Dagoba is a brick built stupa standing 400-feet tall believed to be the tallest of its kind anywhere in the world.

Sri Maha Bodhiya

Sri Maha Bodhiya

Sri Maha Bodhiya is a sapling from the tree under which lord buddha attained enlightenment and is one of the most hallowed sites of pilgrimage in Sri Lanka.

Dimbulagala Vihara Polonnaruwa

Dimbulagala Vihara

Dimbulagala Vihara has functioned as a religious institute for millennia and most recently as Gunner’s Rock during the period of British colonization.

Gal Potha Polonnaruwa Ancient City

Gal Potha

Gal Potha, literally translated as ‘Stone Book’, is written in three columns and with 4,300 characters. It is the most self-appraising ancient inscription.