A Guide to the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka |
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... Mihintale cave settlements . This monastery is not well explored , but the central terraces with the stupa , image ... Mihintale About sixteen kilometres to the east of Anuradhapura lies Mihintale remembered in national consciousness as ...
... Mihintale cave settlements . This monastery is not well explored , but the central terraces with the stupa , image ... Mihintale About sixteen kilometres to the east of Anuradhapura lies Mihintale remembered in national consciousness as ...
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... Mihintale , which means the ' Plateau of Mahinda ' is derived from the thera's name . The mountain was also known as Cetiya pabbata , ( the mountain of stupas ) . On the western slope of the mountain is the main flight of steps that ...
... Mihintale , which means the ' Plateau of Mahinda ' is derived from the thera's name . The mountain was also known as Cetiya pabbata , ( the mountain of stupas ) . On the western slope of the mountain is the main flight of steps that ...
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... Mihintale is notable as showing an advanced stage of hydraulic civilisation . Being the largest pond seen at Mihintale , historians assign it to the tenth century . The complex comprises a stupa , chapter house , prom- enade ...
... Mihintale is notable as showing an advanced stage of hydraulic civilisation . Being the largest pond seen at Mihintale , historians assign it to the tenth century . The complex comprises a stupa , chapter house , prom- enade ...
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12th century Abhaya Abhayagiri Vihara Alahana Parivena ancient Anuradhapura archaeological Archaeologists believe architectural bath belonging Bodhi Tree brick Buddha Buddha image Buddha Statue Buddhist building carved cave Central Cultural Fund centre century AC chapter house chronicle Cola Cultural Triangle Dambulla Devale Devanampiyatissa Dutthagamani edifices Edmund Jayasuriya elephants Fa-hsien figures flight of steps frontispiece Gardens image house India inscription island Isurumuni Jetavana Kandy Kandyan Kasyapa King Nissankamalla King Parakramabahu kingdom known Lankatilaka Leelananda Prematilleke located lotus Mahasena Mahavihara metres Mihintale monastic monks monuments moonstone murals Museum paintings palace Parakramabahu period pillars Polonnaruva pond Portuguese Prof Rajasinghe refectory reign religious reservoir rock royal ruins Samadhi Sanghamitta scholars sculpture Senerat Paranavitana Sigiriya Sinhala Sinhalese Siva South Indian Sri Lanka Sri Maha Bodhi stone stupa Tamil tenth century terrace Thera Mahinda third century BC throne Thuparama Tissa Tooth Relic Tooth Relic Temple tradition vahalkada Vehera Vijayabahu visitor wall