Mirisawetiya | First Stupa of King Dutugemunu Mirisawetiya (Sinhala: මිරිසවැටිය; Tamil: மிரிசவெட்டி தாதுகோபுரம்) is a Buddhist temple situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. History
The Mirisawetiya Stupa was constructed by King Dutugemunu [(161-137 B.C.) Nicholas, 1963; Ranaweera, 2004; Wikramagamage, 2004]. As mentioned in the chronicles, this is the first construction work of the Stupa of the king. Construction of the Stupa
According to chronicles, King Dutugemunu on the seventh day after the victory in eliminating the Chola influence and bringing the country under a single flag went to Tissa Wewa for water sports. He placed his spear/sceptre (the relics of the Buddha are said to be embedded in this sceptre) and other clothes in a nearby place and enjoyed the occasion (Jayasuriya, 2016). In the afternoon when he was ready to go back to the palace, he tried to remove the sceptre but found that it couldn't be moved from the place where it was deposited (Fonseka, 1997; Jayasuriya, 2016). This incident led the …
