Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city ofAnuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This stupa has been given this name as the platform and stupa has been constructed in stone. A moonstone andguardstones can be seen here.

Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a pilgrimage site, and the site of several religious monuments and abandoned structures

This is a stupa (comparably small in size), found in the Mihinthale Temple premises. This place is believed to be the place the reverent Arahat Mahinda thero met King Devanampiyathissa.

This is a stupa (comparably small in size), found in the Mihinthale Temple premises. This place is believed to be the place the reverent Arahat Mahinda thero met King Devanampiyathissa.

This stupa is one of the sacred places that you can visit here. If you are photographer then you can get a nice view if you climb to the top of the Aradhana gala. Though it is not huge stupa it does pack historical values.

Sela Cetiya Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This stupa has been given this name as the platform and stupa has been constructed in stone. A moonstone and guardstones can be seen here.

Have to climb hundreds of steps to reach here. Ancient stupa having history running way back to Anuradhapura Kingdom era

It is situated in Anuradhapura an ancient city in Srilanka. Mihintala Raja Maha Vihara ,it is the cradle of Buddhism in Srilanka.it is the abode of Arhant Mahinda and 3000 monks . The stairway consists of 1840 wide steps. The Uma Lome,the secret hair relic between the eye brows is said to be enshrined in Sela Cetiya.

Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This stupa has been given this name as the platform and stupa has been constructed in stone. A moonstoneand guardstones can be seen here

Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. Source ; Wikipedia

A stupa with decorative stone pillars surrounded by concentric rings, built by King “Lajjitissa” 1st century BC. (early stages of AnurapuraKindom). Scholar argument is there originally stone pillars has carried a timber framed roof . This is one of the 16 main places (“Solosmasthana”) of Budhist worship. Image attached to the review is stupa without white lime plaster. Outer plaster done in recent past may have taken out due to renovation works.

Sela Chetiya is actually the stupa that's surrounded by rock pillars, not the stupa on top of the mountain. At the base of Sela Chetiya, there is a section done with "Chandrakanthi stone" which looks as if water is flowing through when the moonlight shines on it.

Sela chethiya is a Buddhist temple which is situated in Mihintale. “Urna Roma” (hair relic) of lord buddha is believed to be enshrined at this stupa. Sela chetiya is also sometimes known as “Ambasthala dageba”. It is believed to be the exact place where Mahinda Thero met King Devanampiyatissa and preached Buddhist on Poson poya day. It is a small stupa which is surrounded by stone pillars. The stupa is said to have been built by King Mahadatika Mahanaga during his reign from 9 AC to 21 AC. Hundreds of steps to climb to reach this place. Lots of nice views can be catch up from this place.

This chaitya is of utmost importance to the Buddhist history of Sri Lanka and is classified under the slosmasthana (සොළොස්මස්ථාන) which are the top 11 Buddhist destinations in the country.

One of the sixteen places where Lord Buddha visited during his visits to Sri Lanka