- Thuparamaya
Thuparamaya is a
dagaba inAnuradhapura ,Sri Lanka .Thera Mahinda himself introducedTheravada Buddhism and alsochetiya worship toSri Lanka . At his request King Devanampiyatissa built Thuparamaya in which was enshrined the collarbone of the Buddha and is considered as the first dagaba built inSri Lanka , after the introduction of Buddhism. This is considered the earliest monument of chronicled Sri Lanka. The name Thuparamaya comes from "stupa" and "aramaya" which is a residential complex for monks.This chetiya was built in the shape of a heap of paddy. This dagaba was destroyed from time to time. During the reign of
King Agbo II it was completely destroyed and the King restored it. What we have today is the construction of the dagaba, done in 1862 AD. As it is today, after several renovations, in the course of the centuries, the monument has a diameter of 59 ft (18 m), at the base. The dome is 11 feet 4 inches (3.45 m) in height from the ground, 164½ ft (50.1 m) in diameter. The compound is paved with granite and there are 2 rows of stone pillars round the dagaba. During the early periodvatadage was built round the dagaba.ee also
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Buddhism
*Mahawamsa Photos of Thuparamaya
* [http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=255899358&size=l]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1220495225&size=o]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kylehammons/1795369981/]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishansl/302707942/]References
* "This page incorporates content from Dr. Rohan Hettiarachchi's [http://www.lankalibrary.com/] used with permission of website owner."
External links
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