Sri Lanka - Rolf Gross

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Theravada monasteries. TheTheravda lineage was only revived in the 13th-15th centthrough contact with Myanmar and Thailand. Official neglect under colonial rule, createdgreat challenges for Theravada Buddhist institutions in Sri Lanka. During the 19th centrevivals and resurgences have kept the Theravada tradition aliveOnly three of the many sites are included here.Reference H.R. Perera, accesstoinsight.orgAnuradhapura Sri Lanka3rd cent ADThis is a UNESCO Heritage site. The citation says:“This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment, theBuddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder ofan order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese (sic!) political and religiouscapital that flourished for 1,300 years, was abandoned after an invasion in 993 is nowaccessible once again.” Text UNESCOAnuradhapura, Thuparama Stupa, 3rd cent ADPhoto PanoramioThuparama Stupa in which was enshrined the collarbone of the Buddha is considered tobe the first dagoba built in Sri Lanka following the introduction of Buddhism. The dagabawas destroyed from time to time. During the reign of King Agbo II it was completelydestroyed and restored. What we have today is a reconstruction of the dagaba.
The columns sourrounding it are remnants of a "vatadage", a cupola (19 th cent?)) thatoriginally surrounded the stupa as shown in the model below. Such a structure couldonly have been built in the 13th-14th cent by Isalmic architects. Domes of this kind areunknown in India before the 19 th cent..Model of the “roof” structure, "vatadage”, Photo and text WikipediaAnuradhapura, Jetavanaramaya Stupa3rd cent ADJetavanaramaya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.Photo PanoramioKing Mahasena (273-301 AD) initiated the construction of the stupa. The largest brickstupa which rivals the Great Pyramids of Giza in size. The stupa has recently been freedof overgrowth - but not white-washed yet - so that the brick structure is visible.
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