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Mirisawetiya Vihara

Kingdom: Anuradhapura
Period: 2nd Century BCE
Type: stupa
Built By: Dutugemunu
Constructed: 161-137 BCE

Overview

The first stupa built by King Dutugemunu after his victory over King Elara. Legend says the king went to bathe in the Tissa Wewa leaving his sceptre (kunta) with a Buddha relic planted in the ground. When he returned, it could not be moved, so he built the stupa over it.