Atamasthana

Atamasthana (අටමස්ථාන) or Eight sacred places are a series of locations in Sri Lanka where the Buddha had visited during his three visits to the country. The sacred places are known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Ruwanwelisaya, Thuparamaya, Lovamahapaya, Abhayagiri Dagaba, Jetavanarama, Mirisaveti Stupa and Lankarama. They are situated in Anuradhapura, the capital of the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom.

The sacred city of Anuradhapura exerted a considerable influence on the development of architecture in the country during several centuries. The city is nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, it lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in island's North Central Province, on the banks of the historic Malvathu Oya.

According to the Mahavansa the sacred city was found around 350 BC by Pandukabhaya, the 1st king of the Anuradhapura kingdom and sixth since the arrival of Vijaya. It eventually become the principal shrines of Buddhism including the branch planted of the sacred fig tree, Bodhi tree from Bodhgaya, under which Siddharta attained spiritual enlightenment and supreme wisdom. The sacred tree brought there in the 3rd century BC during the second mission, led by Sangamitta, a Buddhist nun and daughter of Emperor Ashoka. The relics of Buddha have, moreover, shaped the religious topography of Anuradhapura, where the Thuparamaya was built by Devanampiya Tissa in the 3rd century BC to house the clavicle of Buddha, an important religious relic presented by Emperor Ashoka.

The city's apogee was reached under the reign of Dutthagamani who, in 161 BC, defeated the South Indian invader Ellalan re-establishing Buddhism in the place of Brahminism and endowed the site with extraordinary monuments including the Mirisaveti Stupa, Ruwanwelisaya, and the Brazen Palace. The city flourished for 1,300 years, then was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Later hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again.

Out of these, Atamasthana ( the 8 sacred sites ) are considered the most important places that a Buddhist pilgrim must visit in Anuradhapura. These are the main sites in Anuradhapura that Buddha visited during his 3 visits to Sri Lanka. They are

Atamasthana in Anuradhapura

Om Anuradhapura-distriktet

Anuradhapura tillhör North Central-provinsen i Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura är en av Sri Lankas antika huvudstäder och känd för sina välbevarade ruiner av den forntida lankesiska civilisationen. Staden, som nu finns med på UNESCOs världsarvslista, ligger 205 km norr om den nuvarande huvudstaden Colombo i Sri Lanka. I den heliga staden Anuradhapura och i närheten finns ett stort antal ruiner. Ruinerna består av tre typer av byggnader: dagobor, klosterbyggnader och pokuna (dammar). Staden hade några av de mest komplexa bevattningssystemen i den antika världen, belägna i landets torra zon och administrationen byggde många tankar för att bevattna marken. De flesta civila är singaleser, medan tamiler och srilankesiska morer bor i distriktet.

Om norra centrala provinsen

North Central-provinsen, som är den största provinsen i landet, täcker 16 % av landets totala landyta. North Central-provinsen består av två distrikt som heter Polonnaruwa och Anuradhapure. Anuradhapura är det största distriktet i Sri Lanka. Dess yta är 7 128 km². North Central-provinsen har många potentialer för investerare att starta sina företag, särskilt jordbruk, agrobaserade industrier och boskapssektorn. Mer än 65 % av North Central-provinsens befolkning är beroende av grundläggande jordbruk och agrobasindustrier. NCP kallas även "Wew Bendi Rajje" eftersom det finns mer än 3 000 medelstora och stora dammar i provinsen. Sri maha bodiya, Ruwanweli seya, Thuparama dageba, Abayagiri-klostret, Polonnaruwa Rankot wehera och Lankathilake är rädda.

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