Cultural · Ampara · Eastern
A Stupa Being Raised Again
Deegavapi Rajamaha Viharaya — 12 km east of Ampara
THE BRICK MOUNDPhoto by Rehman Abubakr on Wikimedia CommonsThe great brick mound is a restoration in progress, with the army helping a trust rebuild it since 2021, so expect scaffolding rather than a finished dome.
A Buddhist shrine and archaeological site east of Ampara whose name means long reservoir in Pali; the chronicles credit Saddhatissa, brother of Dutugemunu, with founding the vihara and building the stupa. A gold-leaf inscription naming King Kanittha Tissa, who reigned from 164 to 192, was found inside a gold reliquary in 1986.
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7.2842° N, 81.7867° EOSM
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