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Ruins Surrounding the Site
Date: 04/11/09
Views: 823
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Ruins Surrounding the Site
Date: 04/11/09
Views: 700
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Mihintale Stone Inscriptions
Date: 04/22/09
Views: 671
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Mihintale Stone Inscriptions
Date: 04/11/09
Views: 709
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 704
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 714
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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: 04/22/09
Views: 598
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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: 04/22/09
Views: 678
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 711
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 580
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 643
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 636
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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: 04/22/09
Views: 638
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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: 04/22/09
Views: 633
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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: 04/22/09
Views: 619
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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: 04/11/09
Views: 596
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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: 04/23/09
Views: 633
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The place where Arhath Mahinda did a meditation here.
พระมหินทเถระ ลูกของพระเจ้าอโศกที่เป็นผู้นำพระพุทธศาสนามาเผยแผ่ยังศรีลังกา มานั่งสมาธิอยู่ที่นี่
Date: 04/11/09
Views: 660
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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: 04/23/09
Views: 613
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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: 09/21/09
Views: 575
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Buddha in the Palms
The buddha is located at a monastery somewhere close to Anuradhapura.
Date: 09/21/09
Views: 599
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Mihintale Buddha Statue
Date: 09/21/09
Views: 607
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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: 07/22/04
Views: 733
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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: 03/02/04
Views: 616
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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: 09/22/09
Views: 435
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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: 03/02/04
Views: 542
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Aradhana Gala
Which faces Maha Seya is on a summit of a hill. Even during very windy weather pilgrims do not fail to visit this rock, which has iron railings to help them to climb. In the ancient books such as the Mahavamsa it is written that...
Date: 09/22/09
Views: 467
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