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The First Stop in the Chronicles
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara — In Mahiyangana
MAHIYANGANA STUPAPhoto by eiko on Wikimedia CommonsThe Mahavamsa chronicle records this as the site of the Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka.
A temple on the Mahaweli plain at Mahiyangana, where the chronicles place the Buddha's first visit to the island. The stupa is counted among the Solosmasthana, the sixteen sites Buddhist pilgrims traditionally visit.
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7.3221° N, 80.9908° ECarto · OSM
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