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7/28/2019 Anuradha Pura

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Sri Maha Bodhi Anuradhapura Ruwanweli Maha StupaLowamahapaya / Brazen Palace Abhayagiri ViharaElephant Pond The Twin Ponds Refectory Hall Thuparama Stupa Jethavana Vihara The Samadhi StatueMoonstone Anuradhapura


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Sri Maha Bodhi AnuradhapuraThe enlightenment of Lord

Buddha took place under a Botree which is situated at

Buddhagaya, State of Bihar in

India.

Nun Sangamittha arrived to

Sri lanka with a branch from

the right hand side of the

sacred Bo tree at buddhagaya.

As proved the arrival of Nun

Sangamittha was at Dambakola

Patuna in 247 B.C, At the time

of King Devanampiya Tissa.


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The 3 main Ceremonies

held to worship the sacred

Bo tree,

Aluth Sahal M angall aya

New year & Nanu Mura

Mangallaya

Karthika Mangallaya

Today many devotees visit Sri

Maha Bodhi in order to show

their respect and to make vows.

Currently the entrance to the

Sri Maha Bodhi is shown in the

bottom picture.


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Ruwanweli Maha Stupa

An image of The Ruwanweli Maha Stupa


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The original stupawas modeled in theshape of a pure "water bubble".

The above picture is the current image of

Ruwanweli maha stupa.


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The above image is the entrance to the Ruwanweli Maha

Stupa.


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The Snake charmer tries to offer us a show, When

on our way to Ruwanweli maha stupa !!

UMMMMMMM!!! Yikes !!! No thanks!!

But the snake show attracts many foreigners !!!


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Lowamahapaya / Brazen Palace

Lowamahapaya or the main monastery or the brazen

palace is situated in between Sri Maha Bodhi and

Ruwanwelisaya towards the east direction.


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Abhayagiri Vihara

Abhayagiri Vihara was built by King Valagamba, Which

was fortified by educated buddhist monks.


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The last known

renovation was done by

King Parakrama Bahu.

Today as shown above in the image, Renovationactivities are been held to bring rebuild the unique

Abhayagiri Vihara.


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Elephant Pond

This is the bathing tank of the Abhayagir i Vihara.

This is the largest bathing pond found in Anuradhapura

measuring 150 ft. by 500 ft. The stone walls of this large tank

are impressive.
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As for the huge size the name too goes together !!!

There are many unique techniques which have been used

to build this magnificent structure.


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The Twin Ponds

Close to Abhayagiri are the Twin Ponds, Kuttam Pokuna.

The walls and floors are of cut granite slabs; buried pipes

both filled and drained the ponds.


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The pots which are placed at the entrance of the ponds

are known as punkalas, The symbol which gave the meaning

PLENTY.


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Refectory Hall


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The above images show the Monksdining hall.

This stone boat were filled with rice which nearly fed upto 5000 Monks.

It is known that the devotees who offered cooked rice as

alms.


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Thuparama Stupa

Above is an old image of the Thuparama Stupa.

This is know as the oldest and the first stupa built in Sri lanka

by King Devanampiya Tissa.


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Thuparama stupa has been

built in the shape of a heap of

paddy.

Also this has been renovated

from time to time and been

rebuilt by kings.

The above image is the

current entrance to thestupa. And the right

image is a side view of

Thuparama.


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Jethavana Vihara


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The Samadhi StatueThe Samadhi Statue is situated

at Mahamevuna Park in

Anuradhapura, SriLanka. found

in 1880 AD. This was known as

an extra ordinary creation of theSinhala sculpture.

Buddha is depicted in the positionof the DhyanaMudra, the posture of

meditation associated with his first

Enlightenment, also called Nirvana.
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The Eyes of the

statue were adorned

with diamonds, whichwas later in 1914 AD

pulled out by treasure

hunters causing more

damages to the statue.

The current image of the statue is shown in the

above picture.


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Moonstone Anuradhapura

The moon stone is an unique architecture of ancient

Sri- Lanka.

It is an elaborately carved semi circular stone slab,

Placed at the bottom of the entrance.


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The Outer Rings

FlamesFor never ending life.

AnimalsBir th, Sickness, Decay, & Death.

LiyavelUnending desires.

SwansDiscriminate good & bad.


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Inner Rings

Lotusas Nibbana


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