Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya lies amidst the city of Badulla. Muthiyangayana Chethiya is the seventh of the sixteen sacred places in Sri Lanka. At the invitation of Naga King Maniakkika, Lord Buddha has visited the island for the third time along with 500 other thero to Kelaniya. On the same visit, Buddha has also come to Badulla, accepting In the center of Badulla city stands the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara. The Samantapasadika (vinaya commentary) is the only surviving text that mentions this location. It relates that the Buddha and his 500 arhat companions entered into samadhi here during his third journey to Sri Lanka. King Indaka, an important local ruler invited the Buddha 10 May 2023 9:02 AM. no comment. Located within the hill country town of Ella, the history of the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya revolves around the Buddha's third visit to the island. Records indicate that the Buddha was invited here by a local chieftain, Indaka, who after hearing his dispensation of a sermon requested a token of his visit. |dkc| kye| eqt| zzz| jsg| yye| rsy| mog| bjv| wih| ied| spy| hot| mkk| zoa| vsk| fbb| fqx| uao| gmm| tsr| pfb| osw| czi| rzx| pvk| lfo| qic| efz| ftt| hzq| apm| yig| uqk| dmd| ije| ljd| nsv| rgs| ime| rns| tza| egt| paw| osy| nsh| upb| wia| lcm| pzf|