Abhayagiri Vihāra

Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in , . It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: historical Buddhist monastery site in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Abhayagiri Monastery”, “Abhayagiri vihāra”, “Abhayagiriya Dagoba”, and “Abhayagiriya Monastery”
  • Address: Anuradhapura

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Jetavanaramaya.

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 3 km south of Abhayagiri Vihāra.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Jetavanarama stupa or is a , or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of , Sri Lanka. is situated 2½ km southeast of Abhayagiri Vihāra.

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 2½ km south of Abhayagiri Vihāra.

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 .

Abhayagiri Vihāra

Latitude
8.37099° or 8° 22′ 16″ north
Longitude
80.39528° or 80° 23′ 43″ east
Open location code
6MW299CW+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 278865152
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q320543
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Abhayagiri Vihāra” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አበየጊሪ ቪሃረ”
  • Armenian: “Աբհայյագիրի”
  • Bengali: “অভয়গিরি বিহার”
  • Bulgarian: “Абхаягири”
  • Burmese: “အဘယဂိရိဝိဟာရ”
  • Catalan: “Abhayagiri”
  • Chinese: “无畏山寺”
  • Chinese: “無畏山寺”
  • Chinese: “阿跋耶祗厘毗诃罗寺”
  • Chinese: “阿跋邪祇釐”
  • French: “Abhayagiri”
  • Georgian: “აბჰაიაგირი”
  • German: “Abhayagiri-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “אבהאיאגירי ויהארה”
  • Hindi: “अभयगिरि”
  • Hungarian: “Abhajagiri vihára”
  • Italian: “Abhayagiri”
  • Japanese: “アバヤギリ・ダーガバ”
  • Japanese: “アバヤギリヴィハーラ”
  • Japanese: “アバヤギリ寺院”
  • Malay: “Abhayagiri vihāra”
  • Polish: “Abhayagiri”
  • Russian: “Абхайягири”
  • Sinhala: “අභයගිරි දාගැබ”
  • Sinhala: “අභයගිරි විහාරය”
  • Slovenian: “Dagoba Abhayagiri”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آبهایاگیری ویهارا”
  • Tamil: “அபயகிரி தாதுகோபுரம்”
  • Tamil: “அபயகிரி விகாரை”
  • Thai: “วัดอภัยคีรีวิหาร”
  • Ukrainian: “Абгайягірі”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abayagiriya Raja Maha Viharaya and Assembly Hall.

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