5/5 Krishantha M Jayarathna (. 5 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
According
to
the
folklore
Deliwala
Kota
Vehera
was
built
by
a
regional
king
called
Keerthi
Tissa
in
the
3rd
century
BC.
On
a
request
by
him,
the
King
Devanmpiyatissa
(250-210
BC)
invited
Mihindu
Maha
Thero
and
he
came
to
this
temple
with
the
relics
which
were
ceremoniously
enshrined.
According
to
professor
Paranavithana
this
stupa
was
built
at
least
on
the
1st
century
BC.
Based
on
the
Brami
lettering
on
the
bricks
and
size
of
the
bricks
archeologists
believe
these
bricks
belong
to
the
period
of
King
Dutugemunu
(161-131
BC).
But
according
to
Mahavansa,
this
was
built
during
the
time
of
King
Devanmpiyatissa
(250-210
BC).
Stairs
up
to
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Kota
Vehera
There
is
another
belief
that
this
was
built
by
King
Parakramabahu
(
1153-1186)
while
he
was
staying
there
but
left
to
Pollonnaruwa
leaving
the
stupa
in
a
incomplete
state.
In
1892,
A.C.
Bell
has
reported
that
the
stupa’s
circumference
being
640
feet,
and
the
height
as
112
feet.
Although
treasure
hunters
have
missed
this
stupa,
it
has
been
in
a
very
dilapidated
state
when
it
was
found.
It
was
also
reported
that
this
was
built
using
thin
layer
of
bricks
as
the
shell
and
filled
with
earth
inside.
According
to
Prof.
Paranavithana
this
stupa
has
been
built
by
shaping
a
small
natural
hill
and
building
a
brick
shell
over
the
hill.
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