Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

3031 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
Dynasty

Anuradhapura

19 sites in the atlas attributed to the Anuradhapura era. Search and filter within them.

19 of 19 sites
Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
Anuradhapura · Sri Lanka
c. 140 BCE; restored 20th c.
Girihandu Seya
Thiriyai, Trincomalee District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
enlarged 8th c.; repaired 11th c.
Somawathiya Chaitya
Somawathiya National Park, Polonnaruwa District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
2nd c. BCE (reign of Kavan Tissa)
Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Gampaha
Gampaha · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
trad. King Valagamba, 1st c. BCE
Gonagolla Vihara
Gonagolla, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
3rd c. BCE stupa; frescoes 3rd c. CE
Nagadeepa Purana Vihara
Nainativu, Jaffna District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
rebuilt under Devanampiya Tissa and Dutugemunu
Warana Raja Maha Vihara
Gampaha District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
3rd c. BCE (Devanampiya Tissa)
Kasagala Raja Maha Vihara
Hambantota District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
2nd c. BCE (Kavan Tissa)
Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara
Gampaha District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
Anuradhapura period; 8th c. carved doorframe
Samanabedda cave temple
Uhana, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
2nd–1st c. BCE (attributed to Saddha Tissa)
Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya
Kantharodai, Jaffna District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
Anuradhapura period; dated pillar of Dappula IV (923–935)
Aluvihare Rock Temple
Aluvihare, Matale · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
3rd c. BCE (Devanampiyatissa)
Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara
Pilikuththuwa, Gampaha District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
caves in use by the 2nd–3rd c. BCE
Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
Mulkirigala, Hambantota District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
3rd c. BCE per the Mahavamsa; enlarged 5th and 18th c.
Lahugala Kiri Vehera
Lahugala, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
trad. reign of Dappula I (661–664)
Udayagiri Raja Maha Vihara
Udayagiri, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
attested under Udaya I (901–912)
Lahugala Kota Vehera
Lahugala, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
attested by 1st–2nd c. CE inscriptions
Galmaduwa Raja Maha Vihara, Ampara
Galmaduwa, Hingurana, Ampara District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
trad. King Saddha Tissa, 2nd c. BCE
Pusulpitiya Raja Maha Vihara
Pusulpitiya, Nuwara Eliya District · Sri Lanka
Gautama Buddha
3rd c. BCE or earlier