This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...
UNESCO hosted the International Expert Conference on the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at its Headquarters on 1 April 2025, bringing together over 400 in-person and online participants, including ...
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How Anuradhapura’s ancient monastic complex altered the course of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
A prominent Buddhist monastic complex in Sri Lanka’s former capital Anuradhapura, Abhayagiri Vihara dates to the first century BCE. Located in the country’s North Central Province, the vihara is named ...
Colombo, Nov. 6 (Daily Mirror) - A large-scale racket is currently underway to reclaim and sell ancient reservoirs and paddy lands surrounding the sacred city of Anuradhapura, Chairman of the National ...
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