Badulla Pillar Inscription

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Badulla Pillar Inscription (Badulu Tam Lipiya) is a archaeological pillar inscription, which is currently established at the Senarath Paranavithana Memorial Library of Badulla Sri Lanka. The inscription is engraved on a rock surface, with the height of 8 feet and 5 inches. It contains 203 lines and about 2000 of medieval Sinhala scripts. The Badulla inscript is considered as the largest pillar inscript found in Sri Lanka with the smallest letters.

The pillar inscription belongs to the reign of King Udaya IV (946-954) . It has been recorded that the trade had been practiced in a town of Hopitigama. According to the inscription, the traders and the householders of the market town of Hopitigama had submitted a petition on corruptions and bribes done by in charger of village, to the king Udaya, when he visited the Mahiyangana pagoda. After a probe the stone pillar was erected on the orders of the king, with the published rules of prohibiting these illegal activities.

Additionally the inscription reveals that those days the scales had been used for measure the grain and bulls had been used for the transportation of goods.

Badulla Pillar Inscription was found in 1857 by the Mr. Jone Belli, who was the British deputy agent for Badulla on that time period. It was discovered about three miles away from the North-East of Mahiyangana pagoda and closed to the Sorabora Wewa area Initially it was placed at the Kachcheri of Badulla, but due to the concern on its conservation the pillar inscription was finally brought to the current location, where the public library of Badulla is situated.

Erilised kohad Badullas

  • Muthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya asub Badulla linna keskel. Selle templi ajalugu ulatub tagasi Buddha aega, kuid Badulla ümbruse piirkond ulatub tagasi 19.–18. sajandisse eKr.

    Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara 

  • Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa neeme tempel) asub Bandarawela linnast mõne kilomeetri kaugusel Bandarawela-Badulla teel. Arvatakse, et selle templi ehitas kuningas Walagamba esimesel sajandil eKr.

    Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya 

  • Bogoda puusild ehitati 16. sajandil Dambadeniya ajastul. Väidetavalt on see Sri Lanka vanim säilinud puusild. Sild asub Badullast 7 kilomeetrit läänes.

    Bogoda puidust sild 

  • Dunhinda juga asub umbes 5 km kaugusel Badulla linnast. See on 63 meetrit kõrge ja seda peetakse üheks Sri Lanka kaunimaks jugaks. Juga on oma nime saanud suitsuste kastepiiskade järgi.

    Dunhinda juga 

Avastage Badulla

Badulla ringkonna kohta

Badulla is the capital of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Badulla is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya , about 680 meters (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains. Badulla is about 230km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of central hills of Sri Lanka.

Badulla ja selle ümbrus on ökoturistidele väga soovitatavad, kuna Horton Plainsi rahvuspark ja Knucklesi mäed on vaid mõne tunni kaugusel.

Uva provintsi kohta

Uva provints on Sri Lanka suuruselt teine ​​hõredamalt asustatud provints, kus elab 1 187 335 inimest ja mis loodi 1896. aastal. See koosneb kahest ringkonnast: Badulla ja Moneragala. Provintsi keskus on Badulla. Uva piirneb ida-, lõuna- ja keskprovintsiga. Selle peamised turismiatraktsioonid on Dunhinda juga, Diyaluma juga, Rawana juga, Yala rahvuspark (asub osaliselt lõuna- ja idaprovintsis) ja Gal Oya rahvuspark (asub osaliselt idaprovintsis). Gal Oya mäed ja keskmäestik on peamised mägismaa, samas kui Mahaweli ja Meniku jõed ning tohutud Senanayake Samudraya ja Maduru Oya veehoidlad on Uva provintsi peamised veeteed.

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