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Lahugala Kota Vehera

Lahugala, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 6.8781°, 81.7529°

Gautama BuddhaAnuradhapuraKota Vehera type stupa
Sacred since
1 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
attested by 1st–2nd c. CE inscriptions
Anuradhapura

History & significance

A stupa at Lahugala in the Ampara District, one of only four structures of the Kota Vehera type known in Sri Lanka. Inscriptions at the site, of the first and second centuries CE, name kings including Bhatika Tissa, Kutakanna Tissa and Gajabahu I.

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Sources

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