Anuradhapura City
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.
アヌラーダプラ
アヌラーダプラは、アヌラーダプラ地区に位置し、北中部州に属する スリランカの都市です。この聖なる都市は、仏陀が悟りを開いた「菩提樹」の枝をもとに、紀元前3世紀に仏教尼僧団の創始者サンガミッタによってもたらされたことから始まりました。アヌラーダプラは1,300年間にわたり政治的・宗教的中心地として栄えましたが、993年の侵攻後に放棄されました。長い間、密林に隠されていましたが、現在では宮殿、僧院、仏塔などの壮大な遺跡を訪れることができるようになっています。
今日、アヌラーダプラは世界中の仏教徒にとって最も神聖な都市の一つです。古代のダゴバ、僧院、宮殿、人工貯水池、王の庭園が数多く点在しています。古代スリランカ文明の遺構が残ることから、1982年にユネスコはこの地を「アヌラーダプラ聖都」として 世界遺産 に登録しました。
アヌラーダプラの仏教
アヌラーダプラは初期上座部仏教の重要な知的中心地であり、ブッダゴーサをはじめとする著名な仏教学者が活躍した場所でもあります。王ダートゥセーナ(455–473)の治世には、上座部仏教の経典が編纂され、同時に18の新しい僧院(ヴィハーラ)が建設され、仏教を島に伝えたインドの王子僧マヒンダの像が建立されました。アヌラーダプラ後期には、王族や貴族が仏教を強く支援し、芸術作品を制作・寄進していました。一方、僧院や地域の仏教共同体は王の統治を支えました。
アヌラーダプラの名所:
スリー・マハー・ボーディ: アヌラーダプラにあるこの神聖な菩提樹は、仏陀が悟りを開いた原初の菩提樹の直系の子孫とされています。悟りの象徴であり、主要な巡礼地です。
ルワンウェリ・セーヤ: 「大ストゥーパ」としても知られるこの古代ストゥーパは、スリランカ最大級の規模を誇り、仏陀の遺物を収める重要な礼拝地です。
トゥーパラマヤ: スリランカ最古のストゥーパであり、仏陀の遺物が安置されています。独自の建築様式を持ち、仏教徒にとって歴史的に重要な場所です。
ローヴァマハーパーヤ: 「銅の宮殿」とも呼ばれるこの古代建造物は、重要な考古学遺跡であり、かつての僧院施設として壮大な古代建築を示しています。
アバヤギリ・ダゴバ: この大規模なストゥーパはアバヤギリ僧院の一部であり、スリランカにおける仏教の発展に重要な役割を果たしました。大きさと歴史的重要性で知られています。
ジェータヴァナラーマヤ: 古代世界で最も高い建造物の一つであったこのストゥーパには、仏陀の遺物が収められています。驚異的な工学技術の証であり、重要な巡礼地です。
ミリサウェティ・ストゥーパ: このストゥーパはドゥトゥゲムヌ王の伝説と結びついており、スリランカ統一の象徴であり、仏教礼拝と瞑想の重要な場所です。
ランカラーマ: この円形ストゥーパは独特の建築様式を持ち、古代僧院コンプレックスの一部です。静寂な瞑想の場であり、歴史的価値の高い場所です。
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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.
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.