Our Heritage - අනුරාධපුර


අනුරාධපුර, (Anuradhapura), යනු ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේ පෞරාණික රාජධානිවලින් එකකි. අනුරාධපුරය පදනම් වූ ශ්‍රි ලාංකීය ශිෂ්ඨාචාරය ආසියාවේ සහ මුලු මහත් ලෝකයේම බිහිවූ විශිෂ්ඨතම ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයක් ලෙස සැලකිය හැකිය.

The city now a UNESCO heritage site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, on the banks of the historic Malvathu Oya. Founded in the 4th century BC it was the capital of the Anuradhapura Kingdom till the beginning of the 11th century AC. During this period it remained one of the most stable and durable centers of political power and urban life in South Asia. It was also a wealthy city which created a unique culture and a great civilization. Today this ancient city of Sri Lanka, considered sacred to the Buddhist world is surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles (40 km²). It is widely considered one of the world's major archaeological sites. This city is significant in Hinduism too. Legend has it that it was the fabled capital of the Asura King Ravana in the Ramayana.


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