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Jetavanarama 塔或 Jetavanaramaya 是位于 安努拉德普勒 的 Jetavana 修道院遗址中的一座佛教舍利塔，位于联合国教科文组织世界遗产城市 斯里兰卡。它的高度为 122 米（400 英尺），曾是世界上最高的舍利塔；并且是建成时世界第三高的建筑，由安努拉德普勒的马哈塞纳王（273–301）建造。马哈塞纳王在 安努拉德普勒的马哈维哈拉亚 被摧毁后开始建造该塔。他的儿子马哈瓦纳一世完成了该塔的建设，并由 波隆纳鲁瓦 的帕拉克拉马巴胡一世进行了翻修。据信，佛陀所系的带子或腰带的部分是安置在这里的遗物。
这座建筑在岛屿的历史上具有重要意义，因为它代表了 佛教 的上座部和大乘部派之间的紧张关系；它在记载的历史中也具有重要意义，是古代世界最高的建筑之一；它是最高的非金字塔建筑；塔高 122 米（400 英尺），使它成为古代世界中最高的舍利塔。随着 11 世纪安努拉德普勒王国的毁灭和废弃，这座塔与其他建筑一起被丛林覆盖。帕拉克拉马巴胡国王在 12 世纪尝试修复这座塔，并将其重新建造到当前的高度，这比原来的高度要低。今天，它的高度为 71 米（233 英尺）。
该复合建筑占地约 5.6 公顷，估计曾容纳过 10,000 名佛教僧侣。塔的一侧长 176 米（576 英尺），四面楼梯的宽度为 9 米（28 英尺）。通向圣殿的门柱位于院子里，高 8 米（27 英尺）。塔基深 8.5 米（28 英尺），并立在坚固的岩石上。
这座建筑不再是最高的，但它仍然是最大的，基座面积为 233,000 平方米（2,508,000 平方英尺）。大约 9330 万块烧制的砖块被用来建造它；这座建筑的工程技术是岛屿历史中的重要发展。
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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.
