Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya

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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya est un arbre bo sacré historique (Ficus religiosa) dans le jardin Mahamewuna dans la ville historique de Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. On pense que cet arbre est né d'une bouture de la branche sud de l'arbre bo sacré historique, Sri Maha Bodhi, qui a été détruit à l'époque de l'empereur Ashoka le Grand à Buddha Gaya en Inde, sous lequel Siddhartha Gautama (Bouddha) a atteint l'illumination. La religieuse bouddhiste Sangamitta Maha Theri, fille de l'empereur indien Ashoka, a apporté la bouture de l'arbre à Sri Lanka en 288 av. J.-C. sous le règne du roi singhalais Devanampiya Tissa. Avec plus de 2 300 ans, c'est l'arbre planté par l'homme le plus ancien du monde dont la date de plantation est connue. Le Mahavamsa, ou la grande chronique des Sinhalese, donne un compte rendu détaillé de l'établissement de Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya sur l'île et du développement ultérieur du site en tant que site majeur de pèlerinage bouddhiste.

Aujourd'hui, le Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya est situé sur une haute terrasse, à environ 6,5 mètres au-dessus du sol, entouré de 4 autres terrasses plus basses avec des arbres bo appelés "Parivara Bodhi" plantés pour sa protection. Le site est actuellement administré par le grand prêtre principal de Atamasthana et le Atamasthana Palakasabha, l'organe administratif de Atamasthana, et accueille des millions de pèlerins chaque année. Le site est ouvert aux visiteurs et accueille de nombreuses cérémonies religieuses tout au long de l'année. Cependant, l'accès à la terrasse la plus haute où se trouve l'arbre bo est restreint en raison de l'âge avancé de l'arbre et des différents actes de vandalisme qu'il a subis au cours de l'histoire, y compris un attentat terroriste perpétré par le LTTE en 1985, où environ 146 pèlerins ont été massacrés.

Histoire

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya est un arbre bo sacré, situé dans les jardins Mahamewna à Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Non seulement il est le lien vivant authentique le plus proche de Gautama Bouddha, mais c'est aussi l'arbre planté par l'homme le plus ancien du monde dont la date de plantation est connue et une histoire enregistrée. Il y a environ 2 600 ans, le Seigneur Gautama Bouddha s'assit le dos contre un arbre Esathu (Asvattha) sur les rives de la rivière Neranjana à Bodhgaya, en Inde. C'est à ce moment-là, alors qu'il était assis contre l'arbre, que Bouddha est censé avoir atteint l'illumination. Ce faisant, l'arbre a également acquis un statut vénéré. Il est devenu connu sous le nom d'arbre Bodhi, et les pèlerins sont venus le voir même de son vivant.

Plus tard, en 236 av. J.-C., la religieuse bouddhiste Sanghamitta Maha Theri a été envoyée par l'empereur Ashoka de l'Inde vers le Sri Lanka. Avec elle, elle apporta une branche sud de l'arbre figuier sacré original. Cette branche fut solennellement remise au roi Devanampiya Tissa, l'un des premiers rois du Sri Lanka, dont le règne fut marqué par l'arrivée du bouddhisme. En 288 av. J.-C., Tissa planta la branche de l'arbre Bodhi dans son parc royal à Anuradhapura.

Le Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, comme il est devenu connu, a depuis été entretenu et protégé par des moines bouddhistes et des rois dévoués. Des statues, des canaux d'eau, des dorures

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  • Jaya 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.

    Sri Maha Bodhiya 
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    Ruwanweliseya 
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    Thuparamaya 
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    Lovamahapaya 
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    Abhayagiri Stupa 
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    Jetavanaramaya 
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    Mirisawetiya Stupa 
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    Lankarama 
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    Isurumuniya 

Anuradhapura District

Anuradhapura is belongs to the North Central Province in to Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization. The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka.

In the sacred city of Anuradhapura and in the vicinity are a large number of ruins. The ruins consist of three classes of buildings, dagobas, monastic buildings, and pokuna (ponds). The city had some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient world, situated in the dry zone of the country the administration built many tanks to irrigate the land. Most of the civilians are Sinhala, while Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors live in the district.

North Central Province

North Central Province which is the largest province in the country covered 16% of total country's land area. North Central Province consist two districts called Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapure. Anuradhapura is the largest district in Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,128 km².

North Central Province has numerous potentials for Investors to start their Businesses, especially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors. More than 65% of North Central Province's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries. NCP also called "Wew Bendi Rajje" because there are more than 3,000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. Sri maha bodiya, Ruwanweli seya, Thuparama dageba, Abayagiri Monastry, Polonnaruwa Rankot wehera, Lankathilake are Sacred
landmarks.