Abhayagiriya Stupa | King Walagamba | Anuradhapura | Sri Lanka

Abhayagiriya stupa is located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka is one of Atamasthana, eight sacred places in Sri Lanka, built by King Walagamba.
“Abhayagiri Vihara” refers not only to the complex of monastic buildings, but also to a fraternity of Buddhist monks, which maintained its own historical records, traditions and way of life.
Founded in 2nd Century BC, it had grown into an international institute by the 1st century AD, attracting scholars from distant locations and encompassing all shades of Buddhist philosophy.
References: "Purana Anuradhapuraya" Book by Prof. Anuradha Senevirathana, Wikipedea and placards.
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