Nilaksha-R
ancestor's intuition
The Thuparama Dagoba, literally "the Monastery with the Stupa," has the distinction of being the oldest example of such sacred architecture in Anuradhapura, if not Sri Lanka. It is believed that the right collarbone relic of the Buddha - which was gifted by Emperor Asoka after King Devanampiyatissa was converted by the Arahant Mahinda - is enshrined within. The Thuparama was built by Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd century BC. According to the Mahawamsa, the Arahant Mahinda instructed that it should be made with clay taken from the bed of the Abhaya Tank and fashioned in the paddy-heap shape. Bricks were then laid over the clay. The present stupa, which was renovated in the 19th century in the bell rather than paddy-heap shape, is 19m high.
ancestor's intuition
The Thuparama Dagoba, literally "the Monastery with the Stupa," has the distinction of being the oldest example of such sacred architecture in Anuradhapura, if not Sri Lanka. It is believed that the right collarbone relic of the Buddha - which was gifted by Emperor Asoka after King Devanampiyatissa was converted by the Arahant Mahinda - is enshrined within. The Thuparama was built by Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd century BC. According to the Mahawamsa, the Arahant Mahinda instructed that it should be made with clay taken from the bed of the Abhaya Tank and fashioned in the paddy-heap shape. Bricks were then laid over the clay. The present stupa, which was renovated in the 19th century in the bell rather than paddy-heap shape, is 19m high.