Prachina Tissa Pabbata Viharaya

Prachina Tissa Pabbata Viharaya
Prachina Tissa Pabbata Viharaya Pacinatissa Pabbata Viharaya (Sinhala: ප්‍රාචීන තිස්ස පබ්බත විහාරය) is a ruined Buddhist monastery site situated in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. It is located on the wayside of Anuradhapura New Town to Mihintale near the first sluice of Nuwara Wewa . This site was incorrectly known for a long time as the Palace of Prince Saliya until the renowned archaeologist Senarath Paranavitana identify this site as the ancient Prachina Tissa Pabbata Viharaya (Manatunga, 1999). History As mentioned in the chronicle Mahavamsa, this monastery was built during the reign of King Jetthatissa I [(266-276 A.D.) Fernando, 1990; Karunaratna, 1980; Manatunga, 1999; Wikramagamage, 2004]. A rock inscription of the period between the 4-5th centuries A.D. that was discovered at the site in 1940 revealed the ancient name of this monastery "Pajina Tisapava Vihara" (Fernando, 1990; Manatunga, 1999). The constructions at the site are believed to have been done between the…