Lovamahapaya is an Uposathaghara situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura. It stands between the Ruwanweliseya Stupa and the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree.
Lovamahapaya (Anuradhapura) Lovamahapaya , also known as Loha Pasada or Brazen Palace (Sinhala: ලෝවාමහාපාය, Tamil: லோவமகாபாய), is an Uposathaghara (chapter house) situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It stands between the Ruwanweliseya Stupa and the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree . Lovamahapaya is also considered one of the eight sacred places in Anuradhapura. History
Lovamahapaya is an Uposathaghara, where Buddhist monks gather for the ceremony of confession and for the performance of various Sangha-Kammas . The site was originally the Mahamucala-Malaka and was consecrated by Arhat Mahinda Thera (Nicholas, 1963). Although King Devanampiyatissa (247-207 B.C.) built the first Lohapasada, a great new building was constructed at this site by King Dutugemunu (161-137 B.C.) in the 2nd century B.C. (Nicholas, 1963; Ray, 1959). It was a wooden construction consisting of 1,000 rooms. According to the chronicle Mahawamsa, it had nine stories and a roof covered with bronze tiles. During the reign of King Saddhatiss…
