Bodhi Tree Shrine III is a Bodhigharaya (a Bodhi tree shrine) located on the premises of Abhayagiri Monastery in the ancient city of Anuradhapura.
Third Samadhi Statue and Bodhigharaya III B odhi Tree Shrine III, Abhayagiriya , incorrectly referred to as the Shrine of the Diamond Throne (Sinhala: අභයගිරිය තෙවන සමාධි බුදු පිළිමය හා බෝධිඝරය) is a Bodhigharaya (a Bodhi tree shrine) located on the premises of Abhayagiri Monastery in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. It lies to the south of the Ratnaprasadaya , the Chapter House of Abhayagiri Viharaya. History This is considered the oldest Bodhi tree shrine of Abhayagiri Monastery and is believed to be the one that is reported in the memoir records of Fa-Hsien, the famous Chinese monk who stayed in Sri Lanka from 411 to 413 A.D. According to his report, a former king had planted the Bodhi tree at this place from a seed brought from the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in India (Jayasuriya, 2016). The report further reveals that there was a building surrounding the Bodhi tree (Jayasuriya, 2016). Ruins belonging to four construction phases, from the 1st century B.C. to the 10th century A.D., are found at this site (Jayasuriya, 2016). The Asana …
