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The world heritage holy temple of Mihintale

Temples in a wondrous setting
No matter what your faith is, beautiful shrines, stupas, caves enhanced by the wondrous setting, make Mihintale unforgettable. Although modern Mihintale is still mainly a large village, the site being sprawling in scale & culturally immensely significant, it is deeply loved by the Sinhalese Buddhists.


The Deer Hunter
It was at the summit of this hill that then king of Lanka, the famous Deer Hunter, King Devanam Piya Tissa (307-266 BC) pursing a stag to the top of the hill, found himself confronted by Arahat (supremely enlightened Buddhist monk) Mahinda, the son of the one & only Indian emperor to bring whole of India under a single standard, the Great Mauryan Emperor Asoka. It was following the mass conversion at this summit that Buddhism spread throughout Lanka with state patronage.


มหินตะเล เป็นสถานที่พระมหินทเถระพบพระเจ้าเทวานัมปิยะติสสะ ครั้งแรก เป็นจุดเริ่มต้นที่พระพุทธศาสนาเข้ามาสู่ประเทศศรีลังกาครั้งแรก และเจริญมั่นคงขึ้นในเกาะลังกาเมื่อวันเพ็ญเดือน 7 พ.ศ.236 ทางประเทศศรีลังกาจะจัดงานฉลองที่ยิ่งใหญ่ทุกปี ณ สถานที่แห่งนี้ ใช้เวลาจัดงานถึง 7 วัน เพราะมีสถานที่สำคัญ เช่น สถานที่พระเถระพบกับพระราชาครั้งแรก พระมหาเจดีย์ที่บรรจุพระอัฐธาตุของพระมหินทเถระ ซึ่งอยู่บนยอดเขา

Date: 4/22/2009
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Mihintale in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka at dusk

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Ruins Surrounding the Site

Date: 4/11/2009
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Ruins Surrounding the Site

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Mihintale Stone Inscriptions

Date: 4/22/2009
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Mihintale Stone Inscriptions

Date: 4/11/2009
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Mihintale stone inscriptions
On either side of the entrance to the Refectory are two Sinhala inscriptions engraved on 2 large slabs of granite known as the Mihintale stone inscriptions. The rules & regulations pertaining to the administrative purpose

Date: 4/11/2009
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Mihintale stone inscriptions
On either side of the entrance to the Refectory are two Sinhala inscriptions engraved on 2 large slabs of granite known as the Mihintale stone inscriptions. The rules & regulations pertaining to the administrative purpose

Date: 4/11/2009
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
On the plain close to the summit of the rock is Ambasthala Stupa built by King Makalantissa. This is the very spot at which the famous Close Encounter took place. The stupa was once roofed over in vatadage...

Date: 4/22/2009
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
On the plain close to the summit of the rock is Ambasthala Stupa built by King Makalantissa. This is the very spot at which the famous Close Encounter took place. The stupa was once roofed over in vatadage...

Date: 4/22/2009
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
On the plain close to the summit of the rock is Ambasthala Stupa built by King Makalantissa. This is the very spot at which the famous Close Encounter took place. The stupa was once roofed over in vatadage...

Date: 4/11/2009
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
On the plain close to the summit of the rock is Ambasthala Stupa built by King Makalantissa. This is the very spot at which the famous Close Encounter took place. The stupa was once roofed over in vatadage...

Date: 4/11/2009
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Mihintale (meaning Mahinda's Hill in Sinhalese) (12km east of Anuradhapura) where The Close Encounter between the Supremely Enlightened Arahath Mahinda & King Devanam Piya Tissa (meaning dear to god in Sinhalese), the famous Deer Hunter took place

Date: 4/11/2009
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Mihintale Mahaseya Stupa
This large bubble shaped stupa known as the Mihintale Maha Seya stupa is on the summit of the Mihintale hill. The hilltop location provides a wonderful all round view of the surrounding countryside. The stupa was built by ...

Date: 4/22/2009
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Aradhana Gala
Facing the Maha Saya on the summit of the hill is the rock called Aradhana Gala, the location of first sermon in the island by Arahat Mahinda. We can climb onto the rock by hanging on to the iron railings even if we land there on a ...

Date: 4/22/2009
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The Upper Terrace

Another long flight of steps leads us to the heart of Mihintale where King Devanam Piya Tissa met Arhath Mahinda.

Date: 4/22/2009
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The Upper Terrace

Another long flight of steps leads us to the heart of Mihintale where King Devanam Piya Tissa met Arhath Mahinda.

Date: 4/11/2009
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The Upper Terrace

Another long flight of steps leads us to the heart of Mihintale where King Devanam Piya Tissa met Arhath Mahinda.

Date: 4/23/2009
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The place where Arhath Mahinda did a meditation here.

พระมหินทเถระ ลูกของพระเจ้าอโศกที่เป็นผู้นำพระพุทธศาสนามาเผยแผ่ยังศรีลังกา มานั่งสมาธิอยู่ที่นี่

Date: 4/11/2009
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Ambasthala Dagoba (Mango Tree Dagoba)
On the plain close to the summit of the rock is Ambasthala Stupa built by King Makalantissa. This is the very spot at which the famous Close Encounter took place. The stupa was once roofed over in vatadage...

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In 247 BC King Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura met Mahinda, son of Ashoka, while he was deer hunting around the hill at Mihintale -- and was converted to Buddhism....

Date: 9/21/2009
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Buddha in the Palms
The buddha is located at a monastery somewhere close to Anuradhapura.

Date: 9/21/2009
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Mihintale Buddha Statue

Date: 9/21/2009
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Maha Stupa
This large stupa known as the Maha Saya is on the summit of the Mihintale hill, built by King Mahadathika Mahanaga (7-19 AD) the base of which is 136 ft (41 m) in diameter. The stupa which was in a dilapidated condition was completely...

Date: 7/22/2004
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Mihintale and Missaka Pabatha is situated near to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King...

Date: 3/2/2004
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Steps carved in rock near stupa.
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of...

Date: 9/22/2009
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The view of Mihintale Maha stupa from a distance
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated...

Date: 3/2/2004
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