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Ancient · Buddhist · Sri Lanka
Galmaduwa Raja Maha Vihara, Ampara
Galmaduwa, Hingurana, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 7.2625°, 81.6890°
Gautama Buddha (stupa)Anuradhapura—
Sacred since
137 BCE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
trad. King Saddha Tissa, 2nd c. BCE
Anuradhapura
History & significance
A Buddhist temple complex with a stupa at Galmaduwa near Hingurana in the Ampara District, believed to have been built during the reign of King Saddha Tissa of Anuradhapura in the second century BCE.