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Gurulugomi

Gurulugomi (Sinhala: ගුරුළුගෝමි) was a Buddhist commentator and philosopher who lived in the 12th century in Sri Lanka. He is known for his works Amavatura and Dharmapradipika (Suriyahetti, 1975). He is sometimes styled Mahakavi , the great poet.…

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Alawala Ambalama

Alawala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Alawala Ambalama (Sinhala: අලවල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Alawala in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to a…

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Henakanda Biso Bandara | Queen of Beli-Fruit

Henakanda Biso Bandara (Sinhala: හෙනකඳ බිසෝ බණ්ඩාර) Henakada Biso Bandara is believed to be a Queen of King Wikramabahu III (1357-1374 A.D.) of Gampola Kingdom , Sri Lanka (Abeyawardana, 2004). She is credited with the construction or renovatio…

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Tomb of Sitawaka Rajasinha

The archaeological monument known as the Sitawaka Rajasinha Tomb (Sinhala: සීතාවක රාජසිංහ සොහොන) is situated in the Talduwa area in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Folklore suggests that the remains of the tomb of King Rajasinha I (1581-15…

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Mahiyanganaya Sri Maha Bodhi Seya

Sri Maha Bodhi Seya (Sinhala: මහියංගනය ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධි සෑය) is a modern Buddhist site of worship situated in Mahiyanganaya town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka.  The main building at this site is a replica of the famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh …

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Nepalana Ambalama

Nepalana Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) Nepalana Ambalama (Sinhala: නෑපලාන අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Nepalana near Mawanella in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places …

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Stupas in Sri Lanka

Stupa or Dagoba (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ දාගැබ් ස්තූප) [also known as Chetiya , Vehera , Dhatugabbha (Pali), Dhatugharbha (Sanskrit)] is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument built to enshrine the corporeal relics ( Saririka-dhatu ) or other related r…

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Anuradhapura Folk Museum

The Anuradhapura Folk Museum , (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ජන කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுர கிராமிய நூதனசாலை) Sri Lanka is one of the Provincial Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums .  It has been established near the Anuradhapura Ar…

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Lanka Ella Falls

Lanka Ella Falls (Sinhala: ලංකා ඇල්ල) is a waterfall located close to the well known Bambarakanda Falls in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The fall has got its name due to the base pool which  has a shape similar to the island of Sri Lanka.  The bas…

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Dighavapi Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Dighavapiya , (Sinhala: දීඝවාපිය පුරාවිද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරය) Sri Lanka is one of the Regional Museums Administered by the Department of Archaeology . It is also called as Ampara Museum . History The first museum a…

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