Yudaganawa
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Yudaganawa, is a town situated in
Yudaganawa Chaitya
The Chaitya at Yudaganawa has a circumference of 317 m (1,040 ft) and was initially thought to be a Kota Vehera - a large stupa built half way with a smaller stupa built on top of that. Recent archaeological excavations however have proved that this was not a Kota Vehera but at one time was a complete stupa.
According to the historic chronicle,
Yudaganawa Wewa
Nearby to Yudagana Chaitya is the Yudaganawa Wewa. It is believed that the clay needed to make bricks for the chaitya was dug from here. According to the chronicles, the wewa had been built by King Mahanaga in 300 BC. In 1950 it was renovated by the Irrigation Department. It covers an area of 61 ha (150 acres) and provides irrigation to 102 ha (250 acres) of paddy field cultivation.
See also
- Maligawila Buddha statue
- Dematamal viharaya
References
- ^ "Yudaganawa, Department of Archaeology - Sri Lanka". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Yudaganawa Map, Maplandia.com". Retrieved 11 March 2016.