Tholuvila Monastery Ruins Toluvila Archaeological Reserve (Sinhala: තොළුවිල පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) Tholuwila Monastery, Toluwila Monastery is a ruined Buddhist monastery site situated to the east of Anuradhapura Railway Station in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History This site has been recognized as the place where Arhat Mahinda Thera had taken shelter on the way from Chetiya Pabbata to Maha Viharaya in the 3rd century B.C. Pubbarama may have been the original name of this monastery complex and it may have belonged to the Abhayagiri sect (Wikramagamage, 2004). A Guard Stone With An Inscription of the 9-10th century A.D. and a seated Buddha bronze of the 10th century A.D. have been found at this site (Ranawella, 2005). The ruins
The structures at the site indicate that there was a Pabbata Vihara complex erected during the period between the 7-9th centuries A.D. The world-renowned Toluvila Buddha Statue in the Samadhi posture which is presently preserved in the Colombo National Museum was unearthed from an image…
