A little beyond the town of Kahatagasdigiliya, my destination, is the historic Gonagiri Rajamaha Viharaya which rises majestically against the backdrop of huge rock boulder.
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Kaludiya Pokuna of Mihintale – මිහින්තලේ කලුදිය පොකුණ
Kaludiya pokuna, literally translated means the black water pool. It is said that the name evolved due to the sombre reflections of trees and boulders of the neighboring forests and mountains, and is true to its description at most times of the day.
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Sinha Pokuna of Mihintale – මිහින්තලේ සිංහ පොකුණ
Amongst its serene, tranquil beautiful forest and bolder clad environs we find some of the earliest examples of Sinhalese hydraulic civilization in Mihintale. Out of the many ponds and waterways that have graced this area three ponds and bathing places can be identified even today; Naga pokuna, Sinha pokuna and Kaludiya pokuna.
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Naga Pokuna of Mihintale – නාග පොකුණ
Amongst its serene, tranquil beautiful forest and boulder clad environs we find some of the earliest examples of Sinhalese hydraulic civilization in Mihintale. Out of the many ponds and waterways that have graced this area three ponds and bathing places can be identified even today; Naga pokuna, Sinha pokuna and Kaludiya pokuna.
Mihindu Seya of Mihintale Monastery – මිහිඳු මහා සෑය
To the west of the Mahaseya at Mihintale are the remains of a smaller stupa identified as Mihindu Seya, the one which king Uttiya, Devanampiyatissa’s successor built enshrining the relics of the great Sage Mahinda
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Mihintale – The cradle of Buddhism – මිහින්තලාව
In the 3rd century BC, area of Mihintale (mihinthalaya) was a thick jungleand was a hunting ground reserved for the royals. All this changed in 250 BC when the son of the Indian Emperor Asoka, Mahinda Maha Thero arrived at the Mihintale (mihinthalaya) rock to meet king Devamnampiyatissa.
Vilbawa Rajamaha Viharaya – විල්බාව රජමහා විහාරය
Koradoluwa Mayuraselarama Viharaya – කොරදොළුව මයුරසේලාරාම විහාරය
Wadakada Seruwagala Purana Viharaya – වදාකඩ සේරුවාගල පුරාණ විහාරය
Alawwa Maligagodella Ruins – අලව්ව මාලිගාගොඩැල්ල නටබුන්
Algama Sri Sangharaja Rajamaha Viharaya – අල්ගම ශ්රී සංඝරාජ රජමහා විහාරය
Metiyagane Mayurawathi Rajamaha Viharaya – මැටියගනේ මයුරාවතී රජමහා විහාරය
Historic Balana Kadawatha Kos Gasa – බලන කඩවත කොස් ගස
Ihalakotte Sangaraja Lena – ඉහලකෝට්ටේ සංඝරාජ ලෙන (සඟරජලෙන)
Meeyan Ella waterfall – මීයන් ඇල්ල
Nathagane Ancient Cave Temple Complex Ruins – නාථගනේ පුරාණ ලෙන් විහාරය නටබුන්
Hambegamuwa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya – හම්බේගමුව පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරය
Mattagoda Galekade Ambalama in Gampaha – ගම්පහ මත්තගොඩ ගලේකඩේ අම්බලම
Amunugoda Ambalama in Gampaha – ගම්පහ අමුණුගොඩ අම්බලම
Mihintale Galmaduwa Sulugulu Purana Viharaya – මිහින්තලේ ගල්මඩුව සුලුගුලු පුරාණ විහාරය
Historic Naga Bodhi at Parakaduwa Bodhimaluwa Sri Nagabodhi Viharaya – පරකඩුව බෝධිමළුව ශ්රී නාගබෝධි විහාරය
