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panhinda.com - Explore the ancient history via e-media - concept of this web site explore everywhere in sri lanka that are not appear in present web media's., Abhayagiri stupa belongs to the aramic complex of Abhayagiri Viharaya which was constructed in the reign of King Vattagamini Abaya (commonly known as King Valagamba) in the 1st Century BC.
Today, the main attraction of this site is massive Abayagiri Stupa which stands at 74.98 metres to the tip of the damaged spire. It is the second largest stupa in the island today. According to the 5th century traveler Chinese monk Fa-Hsien's descriptions, this stupa has been 400 feet (122 metres) in height and has been decorated with gold and silver and studded with all kinds of jewels. There also has been a 20 foot (6.1 metres) high Buddha statue made out of green jade.
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