Mihintale Mihindu Seya Mihindu Seya is a Stupa located in the ancient monastery complex of Mihintale , Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History
According to the chronicle Mahawamsa, King Uttiya (c. 267-257 B.C), the younger brother of King Devanampiyatissa (247-207 B.C.), built a Stupa on the summit of the Mihintale mountain by enshrining a part of the relic of Arhat Mahinda Thera, the Buddhist monk who brought the Buddhism to Sri Lanka in the 3rd century B.C. (Nicholas, 1963). The old Stupa which is found to the west of the Maha Seya has been identified as the Stupa which is mentioned in the chronicle Mahawamsa (Nicholas, 1963). Presently, this Stupa is called the Mihindu Seya (the Stupa of Mahinda). An old Stupa
The bricks with Brahmi Letters of the pre-Christian era that were found among the ruins of this Stupa indicate that Mihindu Seya is one of the oldest Stupas built in the country. It was declared as an archaeological monument in 1941. Conservation
Excavations were carried out on the Stupa in 1951, b…
