Ruwanweliseya.. 🙏🙏

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I like to visit Buddhist places.Ruwanweli Seya is a place of frequent worship. 🙏🙏

 

Ruwanweliseya is one of the glorious ancient stupas situated in the city of Anuradhapura. It was built by King Dutugemunu who became the king of Sri Lanka after a war in which Chola King Elara was defeated. Ruwanweliseya is also named the Maha Stupa which means the great Dagaba and it is also named as the “Swarnamali Chaitya”, “Suvarnamali Mahaceti”, and “Rathnamali "

Ruwanweliseya is one of the world’s tallest ancient monuments. It is 103 m in height and with a circumference of 290 m. The original stupa is said to be about 55 m in height and was renovated by many kings. This is one of the Solosmasthana and the Atamasthana. This is considered to be a sacred place for many Buddhists all over the world. The Mahawamsa contains a detailed description of the construction and the opening ceremony of the stupa.

Some chronicles contain full details about the constructions done by King Dutugemunu back in 140 BC. As stated in Thupawamsa, the land in which the Swarnamalimaha Chethiya was built, was said to have the sacred touch of four Buddhas; Gauthama, Kashyapa, Konagama, and Kakusanda. Hence it could be seen that in the shrine, there are four Buddha statues of the several Buddhas. There is a belief that the rare and precious raw materials required for the stupa are said to have miraculously appeared in the hands’ locales who are not far from the city. Materials such as stones, bricks, mercury, wood apple resin, and fine clay are said to have been used in the foundation as well as sheets of bronze and silver.

It is stated that the king died before construction could be completed, and it was the duty of his brother Saddhatissa to complete the the stupa.

I went to Ruwanweliseya the last week.When I went there I took a bunch of lotus flowers.I felt very relaxed.I walked 7 rounds around Ruwanweliseya.Everything is done with security in there... Even when I was leaving, there were a lot of pinkams going on.As Buddhists, I urge everyone to go there and relax and worship our lord budhdha.

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