Thuparamaya

Thuparamaya is the earliest documented in . Its building dates to the arrival of Mahinda Thera and the introduction of Buddhism to the island.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Temple
  • Description: Temple in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Thuparama”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruwanwelisaya and Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi.

Buddhist temple
Photo: KennyOMG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the Maha Thupa, is a in , . Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere. is situated 550 metres southeast of Thuparamaya.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a sacred Bo tree located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of , Sri Lanka. is situated 1 km south of Thuparamaya.

Museum
Photo: Lankapic, CC BY 2.5.
Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is the oldest and the largest museum belonging to the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka. is situated 760 metres south of Thuparamaya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anuradhapura.

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a major city located in the north central plain of . It is the capital city of and the capital of .

Thuparamaya

Latitude
8.3542° or 8° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
80.3938° or 80° 23′ 38″ east
Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)
Open location code
6MW2993V+MG
Geo­Names ID
1226567
Wiki­data ID
Q7799227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Thai—“Thuparamaya” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “থুপৰামায়া”
  • Burmese: “ထူပါရာမယ”
  • Catalan: “Thuparamaya”
  • Chinese: “都波羅摩塔”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ثوبارامايا”
  • German: “Thuparamaya”
  • Shan: “ၵွင်းမူး ထူႇပႃႇရႃႇမ”
  • Sinhala: “ථූපාරාමය, අනුරාධපුර”
  • Sinhala: “ථූපාරාමය”
  • Slovenian: “Tuparamaya”
  • Tamil: “தூபாராமய”
  • Thai: “ถูปาราม”

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