Kudumbigala Monastery

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Kudumbigala Monastery in Kudumbigala Sanctuary is an ancient Buddhist monastic complex constructed in 246 BC, during the reign of the King Devanampiyatissa. It is located in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The site is paved with large rock boulders and rock surfaces surrounded by a thick jungle. The monastic complex has been untouched for a long period of time and it was re-discovered in recent past. Archaeologists had recovered over 200 rock caves belonging to this forgotten monastery. According to a rock inscription found in the cave named “Maha Sudharshana Lena” itself, it has been built and offered to Arhats by the Giant Warrior Nandimitra (one of Ten Giant Warriors of King Dutugemunu). The cylindrically shaped stupa located in this monastery is the only one of its kind in Sri Lanka.

In 1994, terrorists belonging to the LTTE hacked to death 17 innocent civilians in Panama. Kudumbigala had to be abandoned immediately as the Government failed to protect the place. Ethnic cleansing, under the cover of the most effective propaganda machine in the world today, has swallowed one third of the Sri Lankan land and 74% of the Sinhalese Buddhists do not even seem to know that. 5% of the Christian Sinhalese do not even seem to care. Today, there is no human habitation around this historic Aranya. Kudumbigala stands, towering in silent splendour, a solitary landmark and witness to the untold stories that get written into landscapes, buried, unearthed and erased yet once again. That is the sad tale of the Sinhalese civilization, which unfortunately do not deserve that fate.

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À propos du district d'Ampara

Ampara fait partie de la province orientale du Sri Lanka. C'est une ville isolée de la côte est du pays, à environ 360 km de la capitale, Colombo. Ampara est la plus grande province rizicole du Sri Lanka et possède l'océan Indien, qui borde sa côte est, comme ressource halieutique. La population est majoritairement cinghalaise, mais on trouve également des Tamouls et des Maures sri-lankais dans les zones côtières du district.

À propos de la province orientale

La province orientale est l'une des neuf provinces du Sri Lanka. Les provinces existent depuis le XIXe siècle, mais elles n'ont acquis de statut légal qu'en 1987, lorsque le 13e amendement à la Constitution de 1978 a institué les conseils provinciaux. Entre 1988 et 2006, la province a fusionné temporairement avec la province du Nord pour former la province du Nord-Est. La capitale de la province est Trincomalee. La province de l'Est comptait 1 460 939 habitants en 2007. C'est la province la plus diversifiée du Sri Lanka, tant sur le plan ethnique que religieux. Elle s'étend sur 9 996 kilomètres carrés (3 859,5 miles carrés). Elle est bordée par la province du Nord au nord, le golfe du Bengale à l'est, la province du Sud au sud et les provinces d'Uva, du Centre et du Centre-Nord à l'ouest. Son littoral est principalement composé de lagunes, dont les plus importantes sont celles de Batticaloa, Kokkilai, Upaar et Ullackalie.

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