Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This...
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capital, Anuradhapura. This Bodhi tree was originally named Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. According to the Mahavamsa, the Sri Maha Bodhi in Sri Lanka was planted in 288...
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Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre...
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Ficus religiosa (redirect from Bodhi beads)
lifespan ranging between 900 and 1,500 years. The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree in the city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka is estimated to be more than 2,250 years...
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Buddha Gaya to Sri Lanka. She also established the Order of Nuns in Sri Lanka. The Sapling of the Bodhi tree, known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi was planted in...
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Anuradhapura (category World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka)
ancient Buddhist temples, including the famous Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya and the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the oldest still-living, documented, planted tree in...
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Bodhi Vamsa chronicle, one of the temples known as Giriba Viharaya is where one of the Bo saplings out of 32 saplings germinated from Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi...
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Atamasthana (category Sri Lanka articles missing geocoordinate data)
locations in Sri Lanka where the Buddha had visited during his three visits to the country. The sacred places are known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Ruwanwelisaya...
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Buddhist temple (section Sri Lanka)
Tree and Temple Buildings. Oldest living human-planted Bodhi Tree in the world Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and some of the largest Stupa in the world including...
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Anuradhapura (307–267 BCE), in the Sri Lanka’s ancient sacred capital of Anuradhapura, the king built the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya, a mahavihara, after dedicating...
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Kalutara Bodhiya (redirect from Kalutara Bodhi)
city, it is believed to be one of the 32 saplings of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. A Buddhist temple Kalutara Viharaya and a modern...
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schools Sri Lankan Forest Tradition Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System Maha Bodhi Society Buddhist Publication Society...
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Temple of the Tooth (redirect from Sri Dalada Maligawa)
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Sinhala: ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාව), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri...
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Buddhist religious sites wherein the saplings bred from Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi have been planted. King Devanampiya Tissa (307 - 266 BC) further...
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Sanghamitta (category Sri Lankan Buddhists)
Sangamittā carried the right south branch of the Bodhi Tree (selected by Ashoka from the Maha Bodhi Tree in Gaya) on a ship to Anurādhapura, during the...
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The Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was an important mahavihara or large Buddhist monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. King Devanampiya Tissa of...
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Mahabodhi Temple (redirect from Maha Bodhi Temple)
"The Maha Bodhi Society of India was founded by Anagarika Dhammapala in May". Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. India Revisited by Sri Edwin...
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Gangarama Temple. He also took measures to bring down a part of the Sri maha bodhi from Anuradhapura and plant it amidst the Gangarama Temple premises...
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Wayback Machine Sri Lankan version of Tipiṭaka: Buddha Jayanthi Edition of Tipiṭaka in Sinhala (Sri Lankan version) Tipiṭaka in Sinhala (Sri Lankan version)...
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Kandy Esala Perahera (category Sri Lanka articles missing geocoordinate data)
Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This...
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Mahinda (Buddhist monk) (category Sri Lankan Buddhist monks)
that Mahinda, the son of Ashoka, came to Sri Lanka and that Ashoka's daughter became a nun and brought the Bodhi Tree. Though Ashoka wanted his prodigal...
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bhikkhuni Sanghamitta arrived with the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree, which is considered to be a sapling from the historical Bodhi Tree under which Gautama Buddha...
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Jetavanaramaya (category Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka)
ancient Sri Lanka", ICTAD Journal, 2 (1): pp. 21–42 "Jetavana, back to the people". Sunday Times. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-05. Maha Bodhi Tree in...
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in order to establish Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya. He was considered the pioneer of forest dwellers in Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya. Some of his lineage's...
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Makara (section Sri Lankan iconography)
culture in Sri Lanka. It is depicted on toranas in temple architecture and objects of prestige such as in kastanes. The Makara is widely used in Sri Lankan...
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Bodhicitta (redirect from Bodhi-citta)
thought of awakening"), is the mind (citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi), with wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings. Bodhicitta...
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Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and...
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Vannama (Sinhala: දහඅට වන්නම). It was written as a dedication to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the sacred fig tree in the Mahamevnāwa Gardens, Anuradhapura. A...
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meditation. On one of the side platforms is the Bodhi Tree which was grown from a branch of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Anuradhapura. The four corners of...
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tooth of the Buddha, circa 340 CE. The Bodhi tree on the island was planted from a bud of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi by Deva Pathiraja, minister to King Parakramabahu...
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