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This
is
the
first
stupa
to
be
built
in
the
country
after
the
introduction
of
Buddhism
to
Sri
Lanka.
Built
in
the
time
of
king
Devamnampiyatissa
(250BC
–
210BC)
this
was
a
stupa
as
well
as
an
Aramic
complex
(monastery).
“As
Contemporary
with
Asoka
”
(says
Mr.
Fergusson,
in
his
History
of
Indian
and
Eastern
Architecture
),
“it
belongs
to
the
most
interesting
period
of
Buddhist
history,
and
is
older,
or,
at
least,
as
old
as
anything
now
existing
on
the
continent
of
India”
(Smither
and
Wikramagamage,
1993).
Today
ruins
of
this
complex
covers
nearly
3
½
acres.
The
stupa
was
built
on
the
instructions
of
Mahinda
Thero
who
brought
Buddhism
to
the
island
to
enshrine
the
right
collar-bone
of
Lord
Buddha.
ccording
to
Mahavamsa,
the
Great
Chronicle
of
Sri
Lanka,
this
place
where
the
stupa
stands
has
been
blessed
by
Buddha’s
presence
during
his
3rd
visit
to
Kelaniaya
in
Sri
Lanka.
The
Great
Mahinda
Thero
on
the
forth
day
of
the
visit,
visited
Mahameghavanaramaya
and
marked
boundary
lines
for
32
malaka’s
and
the
Thuparamaya.
On
the
construction
of
the
Stupa
after
passing
the
first
season
of
“Wass“,
the
Mahavamsa
states
that
the
right
collar
bone
relic
of
Buddha
was
given
by
the
Sakra,
the
king
of
the
Gods
from
the
Silumini
Seya.
The
relic
was
carried
by
an
elephant
to
the
location
of
the
Stupa
but
refused
to
let
in
brought
down.
The
king
inquired
from
Mahinda
thero
for
the
reason
and
and
he
answered
that
the
elephant
would
not
allow
it
to
be
carried
down
but
it
would
allow
to
be
taken
off
to
a
place
of
same
height
of
its
back.
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