“Monks are we, O great King, disciples of the King of Truth.Out of compassion for you have we come from Jambudvipa” Thus spake Thera Mahinda to the King of Lanka after he had called out to him: “Tissa ...
Each June, as the full moon rises over the rocky outcrops of Mihintale, the ancient site turns into a sea of white-clad devotees. Poson Poya, the most sacred day in Sri Lanka’s Buddhist calendar, ...
The late President R. Premadasa selected the town of Mihintale in 1993 to stage the Gam-Udawa integrated development plan for Anuradhapura District. His intentions were two-fold. i.e. K. B Ratnayake ...
The ‘great stupa’ is another contender for the burial place of Thera Mahinda, but it is undoubtedly the biggest stupa in the island to be built at such an altitude. Enshrining a hair relic of the ...
A two-kilometre new rail track from the Anuradhapura main Railway Station to the Mihintale junction will be constructed for direct train operations between Anuradhapura and Mihintale. The current rail ...
Archaeological officials in Sri Lanka say that treasure hunters have destroyed a historical Buddhist site in Mihintale, Anuradhapura. According to a complaint lodged at the police by archaeological ...
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