Padalanchana Chethiya (Anuradhapura) Padalanchana Chethiya (lit: the Foot-print Stupa; Sinhala: පාද ලාංඡන චේතිය) Pada Lanchana Stupa is a small Stupa located to the east of Thuparama Stupa in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. This Stupa is also called Sila Thupa/Chethiya or Digha Thupa . History
The Stupa is believed to have been built by King Lanjatissa (119-109 B.C.) by covering the Footprint of the Buddha. It is said that after his third visit to Sri Lanka, the Buddha had risen into the air from this place before returning to India. Padalanchana
The name Padalanchana is found in several chronicles of Sri Lanka. During the reign of King Kassapa IV (898-914 A.D.), a home for Buddhist nuns is said to be built on a site named Padalanchana (Nicholas, 1963). The chronicle Culavamsa (Ch.54; v.44) states that, after being burnt down by the Cola troops, King Mahinda IV (956-972 A.D.) restored a temple of four Cetiyas (Stupas) in Padalanchana (Paranavitana, 1958).
Padalanchana (or Padalasa ), according to the view of S. Paranavitan…