Mirisavetiya Chaitya
T he Mirisavetiya Chaitya T he Mirisavetiya Chaitya is known as the first stupa built by King Dutugemunu the Great, who reigned in Sri Lanka between 161 and 137 BC. The king's scepter (the weapon symbolizing the king's power) containing the omniscient relics was offered as a treasure and this stupa, which was built at a cost of 190 million rupees, was originally sixty feet high and five hundred and sixty feet in circumference. It has been renovated and enlarged by various kings who ruled Sri Lanka in later times. This pagoda is mentioned in historical legends as one of the most important pagodas of that time Location Located in the sacred city of Anuradhapura in the Anuradhapura district of the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, this pagoda is believed to have been built in a place that was made sacred by the touch of the feet of Gautama Buddha. It is said in history that one hundred and ninety thousand arahants visited the place when this pagoda was built and consecrated...