桑达卡达·帕哈纳

Sandakada Pahana Sandakada Pahana Sandakada Pahana

沙达卡达帕哈纳(Sandakada Pahana),也被称为月亮石,是斯里兰卡古代历史中的一个重要文化和建筑特色,出现在岛上许多最受尊敬的佛教圣地,包括阿努拉德普勒、波隆纳鲁瓦和狮子岩的岩石寺庙中。这块精雕细琢的石头作为通向圣地的入口标志,象征着从世俗到神圣的过渡。它的美丽和象征意义使其成为斯里兰卡最具代表性的建筑元素之一,反映了岛屿在数百年来深厚的精神和艺术传统。

沙达卡达帕哈纳通常呈半圆形,通常装饰有莲花花瓣、大象、马匹和其他象征性图案,每个图案都代表着佛教、自然和斯里兰卡的文化。这些元素常见于如康提和加勒等地区,反映了岛屿丰富的生物多样性,其中大象和其他野生动物在斯里兰卡的古老民间传说中是常见的。雕刻传达了纯洁、开悟和保护等精神思想,为游客提供了与岛屿佛教遗产的文化和艺术联系。

参观拥有沙达卡达帕哈纳的遗址,游客可以欣赏它的艺术复杂性以及与斯里兰卡宗教历史的联系。这些月亮石位于舍利塔、寺庙和修道院的入口处,作为视觉提醒,展示了斯里兰卡对神圣建筑和佛教传统的献身。游览古代城市如阿努拉德普勒,或探索像丹布拉和狮子岩这样的岩石寺庙的旅行者,常常停下来欣赏这些石雕,它们引导他们通过斯里兰卡的文化景观进行精神之旅。沙达卡达帕哈纳邀请人们思考自然、艺术和信仰之间的联系。

沙达卡达帕哈纳可以全年在斯里兰卡的许多历史和宗教遗址中看到。干季,从12月到4月,提供了理想的条件来探索这些古老的纪念碑,提供清澈的天空和平静的天气,适合观光。从阿努拉德普勒、康提和狮子岩等主要城市可轻松到达这些圣石,它们继续激励那些试图理解斯里兰卡丰富的精神和文化 遗产的游客。无论是因其艺术价值、历史意义还是宗教象征而受到赞赏,沙达卡达帕哈纳仍然是斯里兰卡永恒遗产的有力见证。

Sandakada Pahana Sandakada Pahana Sandakada Pahana
  • Jaya 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.

    Sri Maha Bodhiya 
  • The 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.

    Ruwanweliseya 
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    Thuparamaya 
  • Lovamahapaya 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).

    Lovamahapaya 
  • Abhayagiri 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.

    Abhayagiri Stupa 
  • The 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).

    Jetavanaramaya 
  • The 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.

    Mirisawetiya Stupa 
  • Lankarama 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.

    Lankarama 
  • Isurumuniya 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.

    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.