Trincomalee - Port City of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Trincomalee is a peaceful city situated near the eastern coast of beautiful island, Sri Lanka and it is considered as the port city of eastern province for it's natural harbor.
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Trincomalee is mainly a Tamil speaking city with a population of approximately one hundred thousand people. The city can be reached by either a bus or train which runs daily. The train is more convenient and relaxing, however takes a longer time than the bus. It is about 113 miles north to another major city in Sr Lanka which is Jaffna and 69 miles south to Batticaloa from the city. Both these towns are consisted of many attractions to visit as well.
There are many sightseeing to do in Trincomalee and some of them are, Koneswaram Temple, Trincomalee War Cemetery, Marble Beach, Fort Frederick, Kanniya Hot Springs, Uppuveli Beach, Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara, Lanka Pattuna and many other wonderful places.
Whale watching in Trincomalee is another famous activity. From May to October many tourists travel to east to witness famous whales and is considered as one in a lifetime experience.
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Lankapatuna Samudragiri Viharaya at Trincomalee is said to be lieing in the exact location where the Prince Dantha and Princess Hemamala landed in Sri Lanka with the tooth relic of the Buddha. This is one of most ancient temples in Trincomalee. Buddhist ruins scatter in a area of about 50 acres which belong to the temple.
The ancient Buddhist ruins of the Lankapatuna Viharaya had been destroyed by the LTTE terrorists in late 1990’s or early 2000’s and has built an Hindu kovil in 2003. They have used it for erecting a radio transmission tower for their clandestine operations. But with the destruction of the LTTE in 2009, a new stupa has been built and the temple is maintained with the support of the armed forces.
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Relic of the tooth of the Buddha
After the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, the tooth relic was preserved in Kalinga and smuggled to the island by Princess Hemamali and her husband, Prince Dantha on the instructions of her father King Guhasiva. They landed in the island in Lankapattana during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Meghavarna (301-328) and handed over the tooth relic. The king enshrined it Meghagiri Vihara (present day Isurumuniya) in Anuradhapura. Safeguard of the relic was a responsibility of the monarch, therefore over the years the custodianship of relic became to symbolize the right to rule. Therefore reigning monarchs built the tooth relic temples quite close to their royal residences, as was the case during the times of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala kingdoms. During the era of Kingdom of Gampola the relic was housed in Niyamgampaya Vihara. It is reported in the messenger poems such as Hamsa, Gira, and Selalihini that the temple of tooth relic was situated within the city of Kotte when the kingdom was established there. During the reign of King Dharmapala, the relic kept hidden in Delgamuwa Vihara, Ratnapura in a grinding stone. It was brought to Kandy by Hiripitiye Diyawadana Rala and Devanagala Rathnalankara Thera. King Vimaladharmasuriya I built a two storey building to deposit the tooth relic and the building is now gone. In 1603 when the Portuguese invaded Kandy, it was carried to Meda Mahanuwara in Dumbara. It was recovered in the time of Râjasimha II and it has been reported that he reinstate the original building or has built a new temple. The present day temple of the tooth was built by Vira Narendra Sinha. The octagonal Patthirippuwa and moat was added during the reign of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha. Famous Kandyan architect Devandra Mulacharin is credited with building the Patthirippuwa. Originally it was used by the kings for recreational activities and later it was offered to the tooth relic. Now it is an oriental library. Although it was heavily damaged in the 1998 terrorist attack it has restored to its previous state. FROM - W.RANASINGHE &
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Lankapatuna Samuddragiri Viharaya ලංකාපටුන සමුද්රගිරි විහාරය
Lankapatuna Samuddragiri Viharaya at Trincomalee is said to be lieing in the exact location where the Prince Dantha and Princess Hemamala landed in Sri Lanka with the tooth relic of the Buddha. This is one of most ancient temples in Trincomalee
Velgam Raja Maha Viharaya - Kannya, Trincomale (Gokanna)
Velgam Raja Maha Viharaya - Kannya, Trincomale (Gokanna)
About 8 miles from Trincomalee, on a path extending beyond the bound of the beautiful tank called Periyakulam (2 miles left just short of Milepost 6 on the Northcoast Road) is a Buddhist temple of unusual interest; Velgam Vihara, known to Hindus as Natanar Kovil.
This is one of the first buddhist maha viharas built by great King Devanampiyatissa after planting a branch of dethis palaruha Boo tree.
Later King Bathiya the I, King Agbo the II and King Vijayabahu the I renovated the temple time to time.
Lying north-west of Trincomalee, it is close to Kinniyai. This ancient vihara dating back to the 2nd century was one of the few Buddhist sites that was not destroyed by the invading Cholas. Instead they called it Rajarajaperumpalli after their emperor Rajaraja and added their own structures and embellishments. When Vijaya Bahu seized the throne and installed himself as the sovereign of Lanka in the 11th century, Velgam Vihara was restored by him.
Within the walls of a broad prakara enclosing a huge area are several structures half covered by grass and shaded by trees. Dominating the centre is the tall stone Buddha statue.
Several entrances lead into the enclosure. There are brick dagobas with plain stone guard stones and plain moonstones. Scattered here and there are stone bowls, old Sinhala and chola inscriptions, yantra galas and image houses. Two stone baths lay on the jungle side of the enclosure, one inside the walls and the other just outside the perimeter. Cut into the base of this bath are small grooves akin to stone waves to prevent slipping.
Steps leading out of the prakara head into the jungle-covered hill. On a rock upon this hill is an inscription by a commander of King Bhatiya Tissa II (142-168 AD) named Abhaya which records a vihara at the site was named Abhagara.
Welgam Vihara remains visually untouched by the strife that haunts the region. An LTTE camp lied close by and they destroyed the new temple in 2000 and massacred village people. The Buddhist monks are still in occupation. Spectres of massacres haunt them and often the jungle is their refuge and fear is their constant companion.
Location: Kannya, Gokanna
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3ZZZ FM 92.3 Melbourne - Lanka Patuna (Sinhala Program) by Sampath Weerawarna
Lanka Patuna is the place where Princess Hememala and Prince Dantha was first sighted with the Holy Tooth Relic that is now in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was then known as Lanka Patuna and the oldest temple was Samudragiri Viharaya the fate of which is worth examining. Your tour to Sri Lanka is incomplete unless you choose to visit this historical site in the paradise of breathtaking beaches, flora and fauna.
Jayasumanaramaya Temple Sri Lanka 11 :Dagoba/Stupa
Temple in Sri Lanka is not only a religious place but also educational, economical and social center for the village people.
Also, Tank and Dagoba are symbols of a prosperous village.
Currently a Dagoba is under construction at Jayasumanaramaya Temple, Pottewela Banduragoda, Sri Lanka.
You can listen to details of this project in English.
Lanka Patuna 3ZZZ Radio 92 3FM From Melbourne
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Sri Lanka,ශ්රී ලංකා,Ceylon,Meditation,Bodhi Tree,Buddha,Monks (05)
Full moon night with Buddhist People meeting beside the sacred Bodhi Tree which reminds to them the awaking of their spiritual leader Gautama Buddha under the same kind of tree 2600 years ago. About The Bodhi Tree, also known as Bo (from the Sinhalese Bo), was a large and very old Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodh Gaya (about 100 km (62 mi) from Patna in the Indian state of Bihar), under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, is said to have achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi. In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed. It takes 100 to 3,000 years for a bodhi tree to fully grow.[citation needed]
The term Bodhi Tree is also widely applied to currently existing trees, particularly the Sacred Fig growing at the Mahabodhi Temple, which is a direct descendant of the original specimen. This tree is a frequent destination for pilgrims, being the most important of the four main Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Other holy Bodhi trees which have a great significance in the history of Buddhism are the Anandabodhi tree in Sravasti and the Bodhi tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Both are believed to have been propagated from the original Bodhi tree.The Bodhi tree at the Mahabodhi Temple is called the Sri Maha Bodhi. According to Buddhist texts the Buddha, after his Enlightenment, spent a whole week in front of the tree, standing with unblinking eyes, gazing at it with gratitude. A shrine, called Animisalocana cetiya, was later erected on the spot where he stood.The spot was used as a shrine even in the lifetime of the Buddha. King Asoka was most diligent in paying homage to the Bodhi tree, and held a festival every year in its honour in the month of Kattika.[3] His queen, Tissarakkhā was jealous of the Tree, and three years after she became queen (i.e., in the nineteenth year of Asoka's reign), she caused the tree to be killed by means of mandu thorns.[4] The tree, however, grew again, and a great monastery was attached to the Bodhimanda called the Bodhimanda Vihara. Among those present at the foundation of the Mahā Thūpa are mentioned thirty thousand monks from the Bodhimanda Vihara, led by Cittagutta.Buddhist recounts that while the Buddha was yet alive, in order that people might make their offerings in the name of the Buddha when he was away on pilgrimage, he sanctioned the planting of a seed from the Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya in front of the gateway of Jetavana Monastery near Sravasti. For this purpose Moggallana took a fruit from the tree as it dropped from its stalk, before it reached the ground. It was planted in a golden jar by Anathapindika with great pomp and ceremony. A sapling immediately sprouted forth, fifty cubits high, and in order to consecrate it the Buddha spent one night under it, rapt in meditation. This tree, because it was planted under the direction of Ananda, came to be known as the Ananda Bodhi.Then he ate six grains of rice.According to the Mahavamsa, the Sri Maha Bodhi in Sri Lanka was planted in 288 BC, making it the oldest verified specimen of any angiosperm. In this year (the twelfth year of King Asoka's reign) the right branch of the Bodhi tree was brought by Sanghamittā to Anurādhapura and placed by Devānāmpiyatissa his left foot in the Mahāmeghavana. The Buddha, on his death bed, had resolved five things, one being that the branch which should be taken to Ceylon should detach itself.[7] From Gayā, the branch was taken to Pātaliputta, thence to Tāmalittī, where it was placed in a ship and taken to Jambukola, across the sea; finally it arrived at Anuradhapura, staying on the way at Tivakka. Those who assisted the king at the ceremony of the planting of the Tree were the nobles of Kājaragāma and of Candanagāma and of Tivakka.The trees of previous Buddhas
According to the Mahavamsa,[8] branches from the Bodhi trees of all the Buddhas born during this kalpa were planted in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on the spot where the sacred Bodhi tree stands today in Anurādhapura. The branch of Kakusandha's tree was brought by a nun called Rucānandā, Konagamana's by Kantakānandā (or Kanakadattā), and Kassapa's by Sudhammā.(wikipedia)
????Velgam Vehera historical Buddhist temple & Girihadu Saya (first stupa in sri Lanka)
Velgam vehera is a historical Buddhist temple.????.girihadu saya (nithupathpana vihara) this temple is supposed to be the first Buddhist stupa in Sri Lanka.
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