Atamasthana or eight sacred places are a series of locations in sri lanka where the buddha had visited during his three visits to the country. What does atamasthana mean definition of atamasthana word. Next to the sri dalada maligawa the temple of the sacred tooth relic in kandy, the most respected place of worship for sri lankan buddhists is the atamasthanaya in anuradhapura. Atamasthana or eight sacred places are a series of locations in sri lanka.
Solosmasthana are 16 sacred places in sri lanka, believed by buddhists to have been hallowed by visits of gautama buddha. Atamasthana stock photos download 22 royalty free photos. Book, today they are dharmaga in front yard of the museum in anuradhapura. Buddhism or you can enlighten yourself with the historical attractions of the city. The eight sacred places atamasthana in anuradhapura. The sacred places are known as jaya sri maha bodhiya, ruwanwelisaya, thuparamaya, lovamahapaya, abhayagiri dagaba, jetavanarama, mirisaveti stupa and lankarama. Archaeology of buddhism in south asia saarc cultural centre.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Afterwards, thuparamaya was created and the rest is history. Thero is appointed with the vote of the atamasthana committee members. Atamasthana or eight sacred places are a series of locations in sri lanka where the buddha had visited during.
The promise tsem rinpoches inspiring biography now in ebook format. The 1st or 2nd century bc built abhayagiri dageba confused by some books and maps. Ordinance, as may be considered to be of historical. The atamasthana is the aggregated name for eight sacred places of worship by buddhist in sri lanka. The term atamasthana connotes the eight places in anuradhapura sri. The significance of the atamasthana anuradhapura is the oldest sri lankan kingdom with a history going 500 years bc. These places of worship are among the most important religious locations in sri lanka, and are located throughout the country. Just like wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. Download 22 atamasthana stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Today, going back to 15 months of the publishing date of volume 1 of this book i. So we recommand you to update your browser version or switch to another browser. Atamasthana the 8 sacred sites are the main sites in anuradhapura that buddha visited during his 3 visits to sri lanka and are considered the most important places that a.
In any of our history book, the mahavamsa, deepavamsa, bodhivamsa, thoopa vamsa or any other text of this nature do not mention any name of any king in helabima who had gone to india to worship atamasthana. Your browser not compatible with some features of our website. If we come back to sri lanka we will book with umesha again and specifically request the driver we had. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Atamasthana atamasthana or eight sacred places are a series of locations in sri lanka where the buddha had visited during his three v. Anuradhapura travel guide discover the best time to go, places to. Its the open directory for free ebooks and download links, and the best place to read ebooks and search free download ebooks. The route direction to this place and some more information about that had been mentioned in the first place and please read that as well. A book called arthasaalinie written in this land, lanka.
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