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Thanthirimale
- Thanthirimale is an ancient Buddhist monastery sprawling extensive boulders spreading over a huge area in the midst of the thick forest that gives a panoramic view of surroundings. It is located 43 km north of Anuradhapura.
It is believed that while Sri Maha Bodhi sapling brought to Sri Lanka from India during the 3rd century BC, it was kept at Thanthirimale for one night before reach to the Anuradhapura. The branch of the Sri Maha Bodhi sapling separately grown on the pot was planted at Thanthirimale. Today Thanthirimale is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage cantre and main archeological site. At the northern slope of the rock reclining Buddha statue and sedentary Buddha statue were carved.
The caves at Thanthirimale had been inhabited by the Megalithic man in Sri Lanka. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society had published the discovery of Paleolithic cave paintings at Thanthirimale by John Still in 1910. Some of the primitive drawings done by Veddah people (Sri Lankan Aborigines) can also be found.
- Thanthirimale is an ancient Buddhist monastery sprawling extensive boulders spreading over a huge area in the midst of the thick forest that gives a panoramic view of surroundings. It is located 43 km north of Anuradhapura.
It is believed that while Sri Maha Bodhi sapling brought to Sri Lanka from India during the 3rd century BC, it was kept at Thanthirimale for one night before reach to the Anuradhapura. The branch of the Sri Maha Bodhi sapling separately grown on the pot was planted at Thanthirimale. Today Thanthirimale is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage cantre and main archeological site. At the northern slope of the rock reclining Buddha statue and sedentary Buddha statue were carved.
The caves at Thanthirimale had been inhabited by the Megalithic man in Sri Lanka. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society had published the discovery of Paleolithic cave paintings at Thanthirimale by John Still in 1910. Some of the primitive drawings done by Veddah people (Sri Lankan Aborigines) can also be found.
- Thanthirimale is an ancient Buddhist monastery sprawling extensive boulders spreading over a huge area in the midst of the thick forest that gives a panoramic view of surroundings. It is located 43 km north of Anuradhapura.
It is believed that while Sri Maha Bodhi sapling brought to Sri Lanka from India during the 3rd century BC, it was kept at Thanthirimale for one night before reach to the Anuradhapura. The branch of the Sri Maha Bodhi sapling separately grown on the pot was planted at Thanthirimale. Today Thanthirimale is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage cantre and main archeological site. At the northern slope of the rock reclining Buddha statue and sedentary Buddha statue were carved.
The caves at Thanthirimale had been inhabited by the Megalithic man in Sri Lanka. The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society had published the discovery of Paleolithic cave paintings at Thanthirimale by John Still in 1910. Some of the primitive drawings done by Veddah people (Sri Lankan Aborigines) can also be found.
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