Ramakele Stupa (Sigiriya)

Ramakele Stupa (Sigiriya)
Ramakele Stupa (Photo credit: Artyom Ernst, Google Street View) Ramakele Stupa of  Mahanaga Pabbata Viharaya (Sinhala: රාමකැලේ ස්තූපය, මහානාග පබ්බත විහාරය), is a ruined Stupa situated in Ramakele in Mapagala near the premises of Sigiriya Fortress in Matale District, Sri Lanka. History The brick mound at the site is believed to be the main Stupa of Mahanaga Pabbata Viharaya endowed to the Elder Mahanaga by King Mugalan [( 491-508 A.D.)  Fernando, 1967]. The chronicle Mahavamsa records that King Aggabodhi I (571-604 A.D.) built an Uposatha House at Maha Naga Pabbata (Fernando, 1967). Several inscriptions that were unearthed from the Ramakele area in Mapagala are presently on display in the  Sigiriya Museum  (Ranawella, 2001). Belonging to the reign of King Kassapa IV ( 898-914 A.D. ), these inscriptions register certain immunities granted in respect of some lands attached to the monastery named Mahanapavu Vehera (Pali: Mahanagapabbata Vehera) which is identified as the ruined monastery at the pre…