- Ashoka.
Chapter IX of the
chronicle mentions that "the two monarchs,
Devanampiyatissa and Dharmasoka,
already had been
friends a long time,
though they had...
-
hunting expedition in the
Mihintale hills. It is said that
Ashoka and
Devanampiyatissa were
previously acquainted and on good terms,
having exchanged gifts...
- be the site of a
meeting between the
Buddhist monk
Mahinda and King
Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the
presence of
Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now...
-
Bodhi tree was
brought by Sanghamittā to Anurādhapura and
placed by
Devānāmpiyatissa his left foot in the Mahāmeghavana. The Buddha, on his
death bed, had...
- and is
believed to have been
built by King
Mahanaga brother of king
Devanampiyatissa; a
regional ruler of
Kataragama area. One of the most po****r Buddhist...
-
Temple is
traced back to the 3rd
Century B.C to the
reign of King
Devanampiyatissa. It is
believed that the king
built the dagoba,
planted the Bo sapling...
- of
Buddhist history as
having taken place under the
reign of King
Devānampiyatissa (247–207 BCE), when
Buddhism was
first brought to Sri Lanka. It was...
-
Reswehera Rajamaha Vihara is an
ancient temple that was
built by King
Devanampiyatissa (307-267 BC). Today,
pilgrims visit the
statue from all
parts of the...
-
region of Anuradhapura.
After a
personal dispute with his brother, King
Devanampiyatissa of Anuradhapura, King
Mahanaga established the
Kingdom of
Ruhuna in...
- and stupas. The
contents of the
Mahavamsa beginning from the King
Devanampiyatissa is
considered mostly historically,
apart from some bias by the writers...
