Place of worship

mihinthalaya Viharaya

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Bandu
November 1, 2018
Mihintale is the name of a town and of a group of hills situated 13 km east of of Anuradhapura. Mihintale is prowd to be called the "the cradle of Sri Lanka's Buddhism", since it was at Mihintale that the ordinated Buddhist Monk Mahinda from Indian met the king of Anuradhapura for the first time and impressed him so much that the king and his family and his subordinates converted to Buddhism soon afterwards. The very first dialogue with Mahinda took place on a full moon day in the month of Poson (June) in the mid 3rd century before Christ.
Mihintale is the name of a town and of a group of hills situated 13 km east of of Anuradhapura. Mihintale is prowd to be called the "the cradle of Sri Lanka's Buddhism", since it was at Mihintale that the ordinated Buddhist Monk Mahinda from Indian met the king of Anuradhapura for the first time and…

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Expedition at Anuradhapura
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Location
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Mihintale, NC