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Thuparama was the first dagoba to be built in Sri Lanka (its name means simply "The Stupa"), though by later Anuradhapuran standard it's a modest affair, standing less than 20m high. It was constructed by Devanampiya Tissa shortly after his conversion to Buddhism at the behest of Mahinda, who suggested that the new Sinhalese faith be provided with a suitable focus of worship. A monk was dispatched to Ashoka, the Buddhist empeor of India, who obliglingly provided Devanampiya Tissa with two of his religion's most sacred relics: the Buddha's right collarbone and alms bowl. The bowl was sent to Mihintale, whilst the bone was enshrined in the Thuparama, which remains a popular pilgrimage site to this day. By the seventh century, the original structure had fakllen into ruins; Aggabodhi II had it restored and converted into a vadatage (circular relic house), a uniquely Sri Lankan form of Buddhist architecture, with the original dagoba being enclosed in a new roof, supported by four concentric circles of pillars of diminishing height. The roof has long since disappeared and the surviving pillars now topple unsteadily in all directions.
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Mihintale is located 13km east of Anuradhapura. It is the site where Mahinda Mauriya - the son of Emperor Ashok met King Devanampiyatissa of Anuradhapura and preached him Buddhist doctrines in 247 BC. Mahinda continued to stay in Mihintale until he died in 205 BC.
It is noted that no record exists on the Indian side about Mahinda's visit to Sri Lanka. It may not be a history but rather a Sri Lankan mythology.
Aradhana Rock is a landmark, view point and pilgrimage site in Mihintale.
Huge rocks are often regarded as sacred in Sri Lanka. Mulkirigala in the south and Kudumbigala in the east are the examples.
Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
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Mihintale Mountain, with the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, began to serve as a residential area for the venerable monks headed by Arahath Mahinda Mahathera
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
(Buddha)
Mihintale, Sri Lanka
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Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
Fotografía Infraroig. - (photography infrared).
Espectre Complet. - (fullspectrum).
Filtre IR 630 nm. - (filter 630 nm).
Panoràmica de 5 preses verticals. - (Panorama).
Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
Fotografía Infraroig. - (photography infrared).
Espectre Complet. - (fullspectrum).
Filtre IR 630 nm. - (filter 630 nm).
Panoràmica de 360º de 8 preses verticals. - (Panorama).
Projecció Estereogràfica.
Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
Fotografía Infraroig. - (photography infrared).
Espectre Complet. - (fullspectrum).
Filtre IR 630 nm. - (filter 630 nm).
Panoràmica de 8 preses verticals. - (Panorama).
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (wikipedia)
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