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.
ジャヤ・スリ・マハ・ボーディヤ
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya は、歴史的な聖なるボーの木(Ficus religiosa)で、アヌラーダプラの歴史的な街、スリランカのマハメウナガーデンにあります。この木は、インドの仏陀が悟りを開いたとされる仏陀ガヤの歴史的な聖なるボーの木の南の枝から取られた切り株から育ったと信じられています。仏教の尼僧、サンガミッタ・マハ・テリは、インドのアショカ大帝の娘で、紀元前288年にこの切り株をスリランカに持ち込み、シンハラ王デヴァナンピヤ・ティッサの治世下で植えました。2300年以上の歴史を持つこの木は、植えられた日付が知られている世界最古の生きている人間によって植えられた木です。『マハヴァムサ』、またはシンハラ人の大きな年代記は、島でのJaya Sri Maha Bodhiyaの設立とその後の仏教の巡礼地としての発展について詳しく記録しています。
今日、Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiyaは高いテラスにあり、地面から約6.5メートルの高さにあり、他の4つの低いテラスがその周りにあります。これらのテラスには、「パリヴァラ・ボーディ」と呼ばれるボーの木が植えられており、木を守るために植えられました。この場所は現在、アタマスタナの最高僧侶とアタマスタナ・パラカサバ(アタマスタナの管理機関)によって管理されており、毎年何百万もの巡礼者を迎えています。この場所は訪問者に開放されており、年間を通じて多くの宗教的儀式が行われています。しかし、ボーの木がある最上部のテラスへのアクセスは、木の古さと歴史の中で受けた数々の破壊行為のために制限されています。1985年にはLTTEによるテロ攻撃があり、約146人の巡礼者が虐殺されました。
歴史
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiyaは、アヌラーダプラ、スリランカのマハメウナガーデンに立つ聖なるボーの木です。それは、ゴータマ・ブッダと最も近い生きた繋がりであり、また、植えられた日付が知られている世界最古の人間によって植えられた木でもあります。約2600年前、ゴータマ・ブッダはインドのボーデガヤのネランジャナ川のほとりにあるエサトゥ(アスヴァッタ)という木の背中に寄りかかって座っていました。その時、彼が木に寄りかかって座っていたとき、ブッダは悟りを開いたと言われています。これにより、その木も崇敬の対象となり、「ボーディの木」と呼ばれるようになり、仏陀の生涯中に多くの巡礼者がそれを訪れました。
その後、紀元前236年、仏教の尼僧サンガミッタ・マハ・テリはインドのアショカ大帝によってスリランカに送られました。彼女は、元々の聖なるフィグの木の南の枝を持ってきました。この枝は、スリランカの最初の王であり、仏教の到来で有名なデヴァナンピヤ・ティッサに儀式的に贈られました。紀元前288年、ティッサはこのボーディの木の枝をアヌラーダプラの王宮の公園に植えました。
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiyaは、それ以来、仏教の僧侶や献身的な王たちによって守られ、育てられてきました。像、水路、金色の
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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.