History of Sinhala Kingdom

Palace Complex of King Nishshanka Malla නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජ මාලිගය

නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජ මාලිගය King Nissanka Malla, also known as Kirti Nissanka and Kalinga Lokesvara was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 1187 to 1196. He is known for his architectural constructions such as the Nissanka Lata Mandapaya, Hatadage and Rankot Vihara, as well as for the refurbishment of old temples and …

Palace Complex of King Nishshanka Malla නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජ මාලිගය Read More »

Unveiling Ancient Creativity: A Tour of Lankathilaka Image House – ලංකාතිලක පිළිමගෙය Polonnaruwa

Nestled within the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka, the Lankathilaka Viharaya stands as a testament to the artistic and architectural brilliance of the bygone era. Constructed during the reign of King Parakramabahu I in the 12th century, this Buddhist temple is a jewel of South Asian heritage, captivating visitors with its unique blend …

Unveiling Ancient Creativity: A Tour of Lankathilaka Image House – ලංකාතිලක පිළිමගෙය Polonnaruwa Read More »

08 Ruwanweli Maha Stupa රුවන්වැලි මහා සෑය Anuradhapura

The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the swarnamali maha seya (lit. ’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 …

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07 lowamahapaya Vehera ලෝවාමහාපාය Anuradhapura

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). There was also a Simamalake where …

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06 Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya ජය ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය Anuradhapura

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This is believed to be a tree grown from a cutting of the southern branch from the historical sacred bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, which was destroyed during the time of Emperor …

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05 Lankarama Stupa ලංකාරාමය Anuradhapura

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 …

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Moon Stone සඳකඩපහණ හා කැටයම් Anuradhapura

Sandakada Pahana also known moonstone is one of the most famous architectural wonder. The moonstone also known as Sandakada Pahana is found in ancient kingdoms of Sri Lanka. It is considered the first step of a building. The design of the moonstone has undergone many changes over time, But the moonstones show the highest level …

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03 Abhayagiri Stupa අභයගිරි දාගැබ – Anuradhapura

MAP : Day 01 Day 01: tour MAP in Google MAPS 01 Twin Ponds කුට්ටම් පොකුණ Anuradhapura 02 Samadhi Statue සමාධි බුදු පිළිම වහන්සේ Anuradhapura 03 Abhayagiri Stupa අභයගිරි දාගැබ Anuradhapura 04 Moon Stone සඳකඩපහණ හා කැටයම් Anuradhapura 05 Lankarama Stupa ලංකාරාමය Anuradhapura 06 Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya ජය ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය Anuradhapura 07 lowamahapaya …

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පුරාණතම අතීතයේ භාවිතා වුනා කියන ගල් ගුහා.

          බොහොමයක් ගල් ගුහා ප්‍රවාහන මාර්ගයක් විදියට භාවිතා වුනා කියනවනේ, ඒකෙනුත් වළගම්භා රජ දවස දකුණු ඉන්දියානූ ආක්‍රමණ හමුවේ තම සිංහල සේනා සංවිධානය කරන්න පහු බැහපු වළගම්භා රජ්ජුරුවෝ මේ ගොඩක් ගුහා මාර්ග හැදුවයි කියනවා. ඒවා බොහොමයක් මුඛරියෙන් එන සිද්දී. ඒ වගේම කියනවා, කාලයත් එක්ක වැහිල තිබිලා වළගම්භා රජු තමුන්ගේ සහ සේනාවන්හී ප්‍රවාහන අවශ්‍යතා …

පුරාණතම අතීතයේ භාවිතා වුනා කියන ගල් ගුහා. Read More »

02 Samadhi Statue සමාධි බුදු පිළිම වහන්සේ Anuradhapura

Subscribe to get latest updates from SrilakanExplorers 02 Samadhi Statue සමාධි බුදු පිළිම වහන්සේ Anuradhapura The Samadhi Buddha statue is located in Anuradhapura Mahamevna Garden, Sri Lanka.This statue shows Lord Buddha meditating while sitting in Dhyana mudra. In this meditative posture, the Buddha sits with his hands on his hips, palms facing upwards, with the …

02 Samadhi Statue සමාධි බුදු පිළිම වහන්සේ Anuradhapura Read More »