阿努拉德普勒

阿努拉德普勒是位于阿努拉德普勒区、北中省、斯里兰卡的一座城市。这座神圣的城市建立在一棵“觉悟之树”——佛陀在其下成道的菩提树——的枝条周围,该枝条由佛教比丘尼僧伽蜜多于公元前3世纪带到这里。阿努拉德普勒曾繁荣地作为政治和宗教首都长达1300年,直到公元993年因入侵而被废弃。经过多年在茂密丛林中的隐藏,这座拥有宫殿、寺院和纪念碑的壮丽古城如今再次向公众开放。

如今,阿努拉德普勒是全世界佛教徒最神圣的城市之一。这里遍布古代达伽巴、寺院、宫殿、人工水池和皇家花园。由于保留了古代斯里兰卡文明的遗迹,1982年联合国教科文组织将其以“阿努拉德普勒圣城”的名义列为世界遗产地。

阿努拉德普勒的佛教

阿努拉德普勒曾是早期上座部佛教的重要思想中心,也是著名佛教哲学家(包括佛陀迦耶)居住的地方。在国王达都塞那(455–473年)统治期间,上座部佛教经典进行了修订,同时新建了18座寺院(维哈罗),并为将佛教带到斯里兰卡的印度王子比丘麦辛达树立了雕像。在阿努拉德普勒晚期,斯里兰卡王室和贵族大力支持佛教,资助艺术品并将其捐赠给佛寺。作为回报,佛寺和当地佛教社区支持国王的统治。

阿努拉德普勒的特色景点:

斯里摩诃菩提树: 阿努拉德普勒的这棵神圣菩提树被认为是佛陀成道原始菩提树的直接后代,是觉悟的象征,也是重要的朝圣地。

鲁瓦纳维利舍亚塔: 又称“大佛塔”,是斯里兰卡最大的古代佛塔之一。佛塔内供奉着佛陀的舍利,是佛教徒的重要礼拜场所。

图帕拉玛佛塔: 被认为是斯里兰卡最古老的佛塔,内藏佛陀舍利。其建筑风格独特,是佛教徒重要的历史圣地。

罗瓦摩哈帕耶: 又称“铜宫殿”,是一座重要的考古遗址。它曾是一个寺院建筑群,展现了令人震撼的古代建筑技艺。

阿巴耶吉里大佛塔: 这座巨大佛塔曾属于阿巴耶吉里寺院,在佛教在斯里兰卡的传播中发挥了重要作用,以其规模和历史意义而闻名。

杰塔瓦纳罗摩耶: 曾是古代世界最高的建筑之一,这座佛塔内供奉着佛陀舍利,是一项卓越的工程成就,也是重要的朝圣地。

米里萨维提佛塔: 这座佛塔与都统加摩奴国王的传说有关,象征着斯里兰卡的统一,是佛教礼拜与冥想的重要场所。

兰卡拉玛佛塔: 这座圆形佛塔具有独特建筑特色,是古代寺院建筑群的一部分。这里宁静祥和,是进行冥想的理想之地,具有重要历史价值。

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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.