Abhayagiriya Stupa (Anuradhapura)

Sri Lanka / Anuradhapuraya / Anuradhapura
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Abhayagiriya Stupa. Made by king Valagambahu. Forth Son of King Saddathissa. Built in 1st century BC it stands at 74.98 metres to the tip of the damaged spire. It is the second largest stupa in the island today. According to the 5th century traveller Chinese monk Fa-Hsien's descriptions, this stupa has been 400 feet (122 metres) in height and has been decorated with gold and silver and studded with all kinds of jewels.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhayagiri_Buddhist_Monastery
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Coordinates:   8°22'15"N   80°23'42"E

Comments

  • This is Abhayagiriya. Jethawana Dagaba is located right side of Ruwanweliseya
  • Absolutely....This is Abhayahiriya. Made by king Vatta Gamini Abhaya(vlagambahu)
  • has been corrected
  • Polygon corrected by lankalive is good but not correct. Stupa have Stupa-Maluwa, Look Jethawanaramaya I corrected it. However Google map is not updated yet. Therefore We can't edit correctly. I'll correct it as soon as google get new update.
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