Ruwanweliseya
Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa), le plus éminent des magnifiques monuments anciens vivants du patrimoine cinghalais bouddhiste de la ville d’Anuradhapura (un site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO – Culture), a été construit par le roi Dutugamunu (161–137 av. J.-C.), le héros de la nation, originaire de Ruhuna, région qui a vu naître de nombreux grands héros de l’île depuis l’Antiquité jusqu’à nos jours. La Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa), également appelée Maha Stupa (cinghalais : la grande dagoba) ou Ratnapali Stupa ou Swarnamali Stupa, est la plus vénérée et la plus respectée parmi les grandes anciennes dagobas du Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura regorge de monuments culturels anciens situés entre la rivière Malwatu Oya et deux grands réservoirs d’irrigation artificiels, Tissa Wewa et Abhaya Wewa (Basawakkulama Wewa). Ces deux anciens réservoirs, ainsi que l’ancien réservoir Nuwara Wewa sur la rive est de la rivière Malwatu Oya, constituent la source vitale pour l’agriculture du district d’Anuradhapura.
Les trois principales stupas anciennes situées au sud du mur sud en ruine d’Anuradhapura — la Ruwanweliseya Stupa, la Mirisavatiya Dagoba et la Jetavanaramaya Stupa — s’alignent parfaitement avec la disposition céleste des étoiles Rigel, Mintaka et Bellatrix, trois des sept étoiles de la constellation d’Orion, qui étaient associées à Osiris, dieu du soleil, de la renaissance et de l’au-delà, par les anciens Égyptiens (3150 av. J.-C. – chronologie égyptienne traditionnelle).
Et Anuradhapura au Sri Lanka (anomalie gravitationnelle basse : –104 m géoïde), bien qu’elle se trouve très au sud de Bodh Gaya dans le nord de l’Inde, n’est située qu’à trois degrés et demi à l’ouest de celle-ci. Bodh Gaya, lieu où Gautama Bouddha atteignit l’illumination suprême, est considéré comme Patavi Nahbi (sanskrit : le nombril de la Terre) selon la cosmologie bouddhiste. Le point antipodal de Bodh Gaya — situé de l’autre côté du monde et relié par un axe traversant le centre même de la Terre — est le Temple du Soleil (considéré comme le nombril de l’univers) de la civilisation maya (3114 av. J.-C. – calendrier du Compte Long) situé dans un site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO à Cuzco (quechua : nombril de l’univers), près de Machu Picchu, la cité perdue des Mayas.
Aux mystères cosmologiques et géographiques inexpliqués associés à la Ruwanweliseya Stupa (Ruwanveli Seya Stupa) s’ajoute le fait que les emplacements pour la construction de la Ruwanweliseya et de la Mirisavatiya ont été déterminés par des circonstances extraordinaires. Et il existe encore des détails plus étonnants…
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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.
