Ruwanweliseya
Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa), det mest fremtrædende af de strålende, levende oldtidsmonumenter i det singalesiske buddhistiske kulturarv i byen Anuradhapura (et UNESCO verdensarvssted – kultur), blev bygget af Konge Dutugamunu (161–137 f.Kr.), nationens helt, som kom fra Ruhuna, en region der har fostret mange af øens store helte fra oldtiden til nutiden. Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa), også kaldet Maha Stupa (singalesisk: den store dagoba) eller Ratnapali Stupa eller Swarnamali Stupa, er den mest elskede og mest ærbødigt tilbedte blandt de store oldgamle dagobaer i Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura er fyldt med gamle kulturelle monumenter placeret mellem floden Malwatu Oya og to store oldgamle kunstige kunstvandingsreservoirer kaldet Tissa Wewa og Abhaya Wewa (Basawakkulama Wewa). Disse to reservoirer, sammen med det oldgamle Nuwara Wewa reservoir på den østlige bred af floden Malwatu Oya, udgør livsnerven for det landbrugsdominerede Anuradhapura-distrikt.
De tre store oldgamle stupaer, der er samlet syd for den ødelagte sydmur i Anuradhapura — Ruwanweliseya Stupa, Mirisavatiya Dagoba og Jetavanaramaya Stupa — er perfekt på linje med den himmelske placering af stjernerne Rigel, Mintaka og Bellatrix, tre af de syv stjerner i Orion-konstellationen, som blev forbundet med Osiris, solens og genfødslens gud, af de gamle egyptere (3150 f.Kr. – traditionel egyptisk kronologi).
Og Anuradhapura i Sri Lanka (SL lav tyngdekraftsafvigelse: –104 m geoid), selv om den ligger langt syd for Bodh Gaya i det nordlige Indien, ligger kun tre og en halv grad vest for den. Bodh Gaya, stedet hvor Gautama Buddha opnåede den højeste oplysning, betragtes som Patavi Nahbi (sanskrit: Jordens navle) ifølge buddhistisk kosmologi. Bodh Gayas antipode — punktet på den modsatte side af jorden, som forbindes gennem en akse, der går gennem jordens centrum — er Soltemplet (kendt som universets navle) fra Maya-civilisationen (3114 f.Kr. – Mayaernes lange kalender) ved et UNESCO verdensarvssted i Cuzco (Quechua: universets navle) nær Machu Picchu, mayaernes tabte by.
Til de uforklarlige kosmologiske og geografiske mysterier forbundet med Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa) hører også det faktum, at placeringerne for konstruktionen af Ruwanweliseya og Mirisavatiya blev bestemt af usædvanlige omstændigheder. Og der findes endnu mere forbløffende detaljer…
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Sri Maha BodhiyaJaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred bo tree in the Mahamewna Gardens, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is the southern branch from the historical Sri Maha Bodhi at Buddha Gaya in India under which Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was planted in 288 BC, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date.
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RuwanweliseyaThe Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the Mahathupa (the Great Thupa) is a stupa (a hemispherical structure containing relics) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere. It was built by Sinhalese King Dutugemunu in c. 140 B.C., who became king of Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Elāra (Ellalan) was defeated.
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ThuparamayaThuparamaya is the first Buddhist temple that was constructed, after the arrival of mahinda thero(mahindagamanaya) in Sri Lanka. Located in the sacred area of Mahamewna park, the Thuparamaya Stupa is the earliest Dagoba to be constructed in the island, dating back to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (247-207 BC). The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
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LovamahapayaLovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles. In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house).
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Abhayagiri StupaAbhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation.
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JetavanaramayaThe Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. At 122 metres (400 ft), it was the world's tallest stupa, and the third tallest structure in the world when it was built by King Mahasena of Anuradhapura (273–301).
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Mirisawetiya StupaThe Mirisaweti Stupa is a memorial building, a stupa, situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. King Dutugamunu (161 BC to 137 BC) built the Mirisaveti Stupa after defeating King Elara. After placing the Buddha relics in the sceptre, he had gone to Tissa Wewa for a bath leaving the sceptre.
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LankaramaLankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa (vatadage) to cover it.
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IsurumuniyaIsurumuniya 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. The ancient Meghagiri Vihara or Meygiri Vihara is presently identified as the Isurumuni Vihara.
