Anuradhapura Gedige
Anuradhapura Gedige is an old building close to Abhayagiri but lying within the citadel, is a building that had been destroyed by the Cholas in the year 948 AD and rebuilt by King Mahinda IV during his reign from 956 to 972 AD. This was said to have been the building that was used to house the sacred book, Dhammadatu, which had been brought to Lanka in the sixth century. But recently, as a result of painstaking efforts, the building was renamed 'The Temple of the Tooth' by the Archaeological Department. This is the sacred relic of the Buddha which was brought to the Island in the 4th century AD and first housed in the Abhayagiri Monastery.
while many of these buildings get their share of attention, and strenuous efforts have been made to unravel the mysteries hidden in their stones or bricks, others do not. A small crumbling structure made of bricks, situated east of the Temple of the Tooth Relic and north east of King Vijayabahu's palace, lies decrepit, reduced to a pathetic pile of cracked blocks. Even though its position within the citadel - close to the palace and the Temple of the Tooth - should have aroused interest, no one knows its history.
The size of this Gedige is 34 x 34 feet and it is made entirely out of bricks. Another building of similar size and shape, also built with bricks, lies adjacent to the Gedige. Both appear to have had semi-domed roofs, but in its ruinous state the height of its elevation can only be guessed at. These structures, or what remains of them, are the only known image houses built entirely out of bricks in Anuradhapura. Only the window frames and the entrance door have been built with granite.
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Sri Maha BodhiyaJaya Sri Maha Bodhi on püha bo-puu Mahamewna aedades Anuradhapuras Sri Lankal. See on ajaloolise Sri Maha Bodhi lõunapoolne haru Buddha Gaya juures Indias, mille all Buddha saavutas valgustatuse. See istutati aastal 288 eKr ja on maailma vanim inimese istutatud puu, mille istutuskuupäev on teada.
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RuwanweliseyaRuwanweli Maha Seya, tuntud ka kui Mahathupa (Suur Thupa), on stuupa (poolkerakujuline ehitis, mis sisaldab säilmeid) Anuradhapuras Sri Lankal. Stuupas on hoiul kaks liitrit ehk üks dona Buddha säilmeid, mis teeb sellest suurima tema säilmete kogu üldse. Selle ehitas singalite kuningas Dutugemunu umbes 140. aastal eKr, kellest sai Sri Lanka kuningas pärast sõda, milles tšola kuningas Elāra (Ellalan) sai lüüa.
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ThuparamayaThuparamaya on esimene budistlik tempel, mis ehitati pärast mahinda thero (mahindagamanaya) saabumist Sri Lankale. Mahamewna pargi pühas piirkonnas asuv Thuparamaya stuupa on saare vanim dagoba, mis pärineb kuningas Devanampiya Tissa valitsemisajast (247–207 eKr). Valitsus on templi ametlikult tunnustanud Sri Lanka arheoloogilise leiukohana.
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LovamahapayaLovamahapaya on hoone, mis asub Ruwanweliseya ja Sri Mahabodiya vahel iidses Anuradhapura linnas Sri Lankal. Seda tuntakse ka Brazeni palee või Lohaprasadayana, kuna katus oli kaetud pronkskividega. Muistsel ajal kuulusid hoonesse söögisaal ja uposathagara (Uposatha maja).
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Abhayagiri DagobaAbhayagiri Vihāra oli Sri Lankal Anuradhapuras asuv mahajaana, theravaada ja vadžrajaana budismi peamine kloostripaik. See on üks maailma ulatuslikumaid varemeid ja üks riigi pühamaid budistlikke palverännakute linnu.
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JetavanaramayaJetavanarama stuupa ehk Jetavanaramaya on stuupa ehk budistlik relikviamälestis, mis asub Jetavana kloostri varemetes UNESCO maailmapärandi nimistusse kuuluvas Anuradhapura linnas Sri Lankal. 122 meetri (400 jala) kõrgusega oli see maailma kõrgeim stuupa ja suuruselt kolmas ehitis maailmas, kui selle ehitas Anuradhapura kuningas Mahasena (273–301).
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Mirisawetiya stuupaMirisaweti stuupa on mälestushoone ehk stuupa, mis asub iidses Anuradhapura linnas Sri Lankal. Kuningas Dutugamunu (161 eKr – 137 eKr) ehitas Mirisaveti stuupa pärast kuningas Elara alistamist. Pärast Buddha säilmete asetamist valitsuskeppi läks ta Tissa Wewasse pesema, jättes valitsuskepi sinna.
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LankaramaLankarama on kuningas Valagamba ehitatud stuupa, mis asub iidses paigas Galhebakadas Anuradhapura kuningriigis Sri Lankal. Stuupa iidse kuju kohta pole midagi teada ja hiljem see renoveeriti. Varemetest on näha kivisammaste ridu ja pole kahtlustki, et stuupa ümber (vatadage) on ehitatud maja, mis seda kattis.
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IsurumuniyaIsurumuniya on budistlik tempel, mis asub Tissa Wewa (Tisa veehoidla) lähedal Anuradhapuras Sri Lankal. Selles viharas on neli erilist huvipakkuvat nikerdust. Need on Isurumuniya armastajad, elevanditiik ja kuninglik perekond. Iidset Meghagiri viharat ehk Meygiri viharat tuntakse praegu Isurumuni viharana.
