Anuradhapura District

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Diyasen Paya

Diyasen Paya

Diyasen Paya Diyasenpaya(Sinhala: දියසෙන්පාය) is an ancient Uposathagara (a chapter house) located in the premises of the Monastery of Jetavanarama in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. History This is believed to be the chapter house built by King Mahinda IV [(956-972 A.D.) Wikramagamage, 2004]. The Abhayagiri Slab Inscription of Mahinda IV states that he built a chapter house named Diyasen at Dena Vehera [(Jetavanarama Monastery) Nicholas, 1963; Ranawella, 2004; Wickremasinghe, 1912 ]. It was used by Buddhist monks for the ceremony of confession and for the performance of various Sangha-Kammas such as meditation, and discussion of religious texts (Jayasuriya, 2016). The edifice The edifice has the remains of 176 gigantic stone pillars indicating that it was a multi-storied building (Jayasuriya, 2016). The upper floors of it may have been used for residential purposes. The ground plan of the building is very much similar to that of the Ratnaprasada , the chapter house of Abhayagiri Monastery but …

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