Tag
Anuradhapura
15 articles
How to Travel Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura divides into two distinct areas: Anuradhapura New Town, which is home to almost all the town’s accommodation and practical services, and the Sacred Precinct to the west, site of the ancie…
How to Travel Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura divides into two distinct areas: Anuradhapura New Town, which is home to almost all the town’s accommodation and practical services, and the Sacred Precinct to the west, site of the ancie…
Visit Mihintale
A 12 KM east of Anuradhapura is Mihintale ,a significantly important place for sri lankans,Mihintale is where Buddhism was first inctrouced to the country (Sri lanka) in 247 BC.This happened when King…
Visiting the ancient city of Anuradhapura
The whole site is much too big to cover on foot, and it’s far easier to explore by bicycle.These can be hired from virtually all the town’s guesthouses for Rs.300–400 per day, though bear in mind that…
Visiting the ancient city of Anuradhapura
The whole site is much too big to cover on foot, and it’s far easier to explore by bicycle.These can be hired from virtually all the town’s guesthouses for Rs.300–400 per day, though bear in mind that…
Quadrangle Polonnaruwa
Quadrangle Polonnaruwa Only a short stroll north of the royal palace ruins, the area known as the Quadrangle is literally that – a compact group of fascinating ruins in a raised-up area bounded by a w…
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura Behind the Folk Museum, this fine white dagoba is guarded by a wall with a frieze of hundreds of elephants standing shoulder to shoulder.it is popularly believed t…
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura Behind the Folk Museum, this fine white dagoba is guarded by a wall with a frieze of hundreds of elephants standing shoulder to shoulder.it is popularly believed t…
Anuradhapura History & Culture
Anuradhapura first became a capital in 380 BC under Pandukabhaya, but it was under Devanampiya Tissa (r 247–207 BC) – during whose reign Buddhism reached Sri Lanka – that it first rose to great import…
Anuradhapura History & Culture
Anuradhapura first became a capital in 380 BC under Pandukabhaya, but it was under Devanampiya Tissa (r 247–207 BC) – during whose reign Buddhism reached Sri Lanka – that it first rose to great import…
Jetavanarama Dagoba in Anuradhapura
The Jetavanarama Dagoba's massive arch ascents from a clearing back towards the Sri Maha Bodhi. Built in the third century by Mahasena, it may have initially remained more than 100m high, yet today is…
Abhayagiri Temple
Abhayagiri Dagoba (Abhayagiri Temple - Abhayagiri Vihara) The huge Abhayagiri Dagoba created in the 1st or 2nd century BC, was the centrepiece of a monastery of 5000 monks. The name means ‘Hill of Pro…
Abhayagiri Temple
Abhayagiri Dagoba (Abhayagiri Temple - Abhayagiri Vihara) The huge Abhayagiri Dagoba created in the 1st or 2nd century BC, was the centrepiece of a monastery of 5000 monks. The name means ‘Hill of Pro…
Thuparamaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura
Thuparamaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura is the first Buddhist strucutre in Anuradhapura. It is located a short distance from the Lankarama Stupa. Compared with the other dagobas in Anuradhapura, it is cons…
Thuparamaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura
Thuparamaya Dagoba in Anuradhapura is the first Buddhist strucutre in Anuradhapura. It is located a short distance from the Lankarama Stupa. Compared with the other dagobas in Anuradhapura, it is cons…