Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple in , . It is believed to be the site of Gautama Buddha's first visit to the country, and is one of the Solosmasthana, the 16 sacred religious locations in Sri Lanka.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: ancient Buddhist temple in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya”
  • Address: Mahiyanganaya Bibile Road

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahiyangana and Hassalaka.

Town
Photo: Imaadwhd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in , of . It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka.

Town
Hasalaka is a small town in . It is located within . This is the hometown Corporal Gamini Kularatne, Parama Weera Vibhushanaya recipient of Sri Lanka Army. is situated 6 km northwest of Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara.

Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Latitude
7.32072° or 7° 19′ 15″ north
Longitude
80.9909° or 80° 59′ 27″ east
Height
1 metre (3.3 feet)
Open location code
6MV28XCR+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 488659843
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
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Wiki­data ID
Q19718381
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Sinhala—“Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “မဟိယံဂနရာဇမဟာဝိဟာရ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماهيانجانا راجا مها فيهارا”
  • Shan: “ၵွင်းမူး မႁိယင်ႇၵၼ”
  • Sinhala: “මයියංගන රජ මහ විහාරය”
  • Sinhala: “මහියංගනය රජ මහා විහාරය”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mahiyanganaya Base Hospital and Mahiyangana Agrarian Services Office.

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