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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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Anuradhapura