リティガラ遺跡群

この場所は、スリランカの北中部州、アヌラーダプラの南東 25 マイル (40 キロメートル) に位置するリティガラ カンデ (リティガラ山) の下斜面にある修道院です。これらの遺跡は、この島が提供する最も特徴的なものの 1 つです。仏教のダゴバ (ドーム型の遺物室) やアヌラーダプラの彫像などは、その欠如によって際立っています。

リティガラ遺跡はリティガラ山脈の東斜面に位置し、駐車場と発掘現場の入り口はハバラナの北西に道路で 20 km の距離にあります。ハバラナから 12 km の距離にあるハバラナ - アヌラーダプラ道路 (A11) の分岐点からアクセスできます。砂利道を 8.5 km 進むと、山脈のふもとにあるリティガラの駐車場に着きます。アヌラーダプラ新市街からは55km、ポロンナルワ遺跡からは63km、キャンディからは113km、トリンコマリーからは105kmです。

リティガラ遺跡群の魅力

貯水池:この巨大な多角形の貯水池の周囲は 366 メートルあります。パーンドゥカバヤ王 (紀元前 437 ~ 367 年) の治世中に掘られたと言われています。修道院の入り口の手前に位置しているため、巡礼者や訪問者が敷地内に入る前に儀式的な沐浴を行うために使用されたと考えられます。貯水池には水を供給する川が横切っています。訪問者はそれに沿って時計回りに歩き、川の反対側に到達します。

病院:遺跡の中には、古代の病院と、僧侶が特に優れた分野である漢方薬を製造するための施設がまだ残っています。アーユルヴェーダの入浴に使用された浴槽や、根やハーブを粉末にするために使用された石が今でも見ることができます。

二重のプラットフォーム:リティガラには約 50 のテラスが見えます。それぞれに二重のプラットフォームが構築されました。おそらくそれらの上には、瞑想室や共通の儀式や教えに捧げられたその他のスペースを収容する建物があったと考えられます。これらのプラットフォームはそれぞれ東西に向いており、石の橋が各ペアを接続しています。これらのプラットフォームは、リティガラのような森の庵に典型的なものです。

環状交差点:舗装された道路を横断する環状交差点が各交差点に表示されます。これらは、2 つ以上のパスが始まる円を形成する大きなスラブです。

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    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.