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.
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산다카다 파하나(Sandakada Pahana), 또한 문스톤(Moonstone)으로 알려진 이 상징적인 문화적이고 건축적인 특징은 스리랑카의 고대 역사에서 중요한 요소로, 아누라다푸라, 폴로누루와, 그리고 시기리야의 암석 사원 등 많은 스리랑카의 가장 경외받는 불교 성지에서 발견됩니다. 이 정교하게 조각된 돌은 성스러운 공간의 입구 마커 역할을 하며, 세속적인 것에서 신성한 것으로의 전환을 상징합니다. 그 아름다움과 상징적 의미는 그것을 스리랑카의 가장 아이코닉한 건축 요소 중 하나로 만들며, 수세기 동안 이 섬을 형성한 깊은 정신적이고 예술적인 전통을 반영합니다.
반원형 형태로 디자인된 산다카다 파하나는 일반적으로 연꽃 꽃잎, 코끼리, 말 및 기타 상징적인 모티프들로 장식되어 있으며, 각 모티프는 불교, 자연, 그리고 스리랑카의 문화의 요소들을 나타냅니다. 이 요소들은 캔디와 갈레와 같은 지역에서 자주 볼 수 있으며, 섬의 풍부한 생물 다양성을 반영합니다. 코끼리와 다른 야생 동물들은 스리랑카의 고대 민속에서 흔히 등장하는 존재들입니다. 조각은 순수함, 깨달음, 보호와 같은 정신적인 생각들을 전달하며, 방문객들에게 섬의 불교 유산과의 문화적이고 예술적인 연결을 제공합니다.
산다카다 파하나가 있는 곳을 방문하면 그 예술적인 복잡성과 스리랑카의 종교적 역사와의 연결을 감상할 수 있습니다. 이 문스톤은 스투파, 사원 및 수도원의 입구에서 발견되며, 스리랑카의 신성한 건축과 불교 전통에 대한 헌신을 상기시키는 시각적 표지로 기능합니다. 아누라다푸라와 같은 고대 도시를 여행하거나 담불라와 시기리야와 같은 암석 사원을 탐험하는 여행객들은 종종 이 돌들을 감탄하며, 그것들이 그들의 영적 여정을 스리랑카의 문화적 풍경을 통해 안내하는 방식을 관찰합니다. 산다카다 파하나는 자연, 예술 및 신앙 사이의 연결에 대한 성찰을 초대합니다.
산다카다 파하나는 스리랑카 전역의 많은 역사적이고 종교적인 장소에서 연중 내내 볼 수 있습니다. 12월부터 4월까지의 건기에는 이 고대 기념비들을 탐험하기에 이상적인 조건을 제공하며, 맑은 하늘과 평온한 날씨로 관광하기에 좋습니다. 아누라다푸라, 캔디, 시기리야와 같은 주요 도시에서 쉽게 접근할 수 있는 이 신성한 돌들은 스리랑카의 풍부한 영적이고 문화적 유산을 이해하고자 하는 방문객들에게 계속해서 영감을 주고 있습니다. 그것들의 예술적 가치, 역사적 중요성 또는 종교적 상징성에 관계없이, 산다카다 파하나는 스리랑카의 시대를 초월한 유산에 대한 강력한 증거로 남아 있습니다.
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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.