On June , it was refurbished and ceremonially opened for the veneration of a large number of devotees at a cost of nearly Rs. Later the Kingdom of Ruhuna was threatened by South Indian Chola and Pandya invaders during the reign of King Kavantissa 2nd century BC then the king had to evolve a strategy to prevent the disaster. After this, King Kavantissa marched with his army towards Seru and proclaiming the purpose of his visit asking all the landowners in and around Seru to come to his assistance. Retrieved from " https: But there are evidences in the literature that this area was under the purview of the Kandyan territory during the 17th century and the existence of this stupa.
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Brohier, the Seruwila region was a vast swamp or villu where the flood waters of the Mahaweli Ganga collected. Sng perhaps was how the place came to be known as Seruwawila. According to the late Dr. SeruwawilaSri Lanka. Gautama Buddhawho was the last Buddha in this eon, had personally visited this place and offered eight handfuls of 'sapu' flowers, then wished that the temple which constructing in future should seruwawkla named as Mangala viharaya.
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Views Read Edit View history. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Buddhist Channel BC. It was only in that the dagaba was re-discovered by Ven. It can be reached by land and sea.
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This villu was the home of large flocks of teals seru during migratory period. During the Western Colonial occupation, priority was given to fertile western part of the island then as a result the arid dry zone neglected and left into wilderness.
But there are evidences in the literature that this area was under the purview of the Kandyan territory during serruwawila 17th century and the existence of this stupa. The Buddhist monks informed that sacred relic of Lord Buddha Lalata Dathun Wahanse which was in the possession of King Kavantissa was destined to be enshrined by him personally in a stupa to be built at Seru; Lord Buddha had prophesied this would happen.
After the construction of the stupa King Kavantissa unified the entire portion of the country to the south of the Mahaweli and Kelani rivers then establish his capital at Mahagama.
Later the Kingdom of Ruhuna was threatened by South Indian Chola and Pandya invaders during the reign of King Kavantissa 2nd century BC then the king had to evolve a strategy to prevent seruaawila disaster.
After this, King Kavantissa marched with his army towards Seru and proclaiming the purpose of his visit asking all the landowners in and around Seru to come to his assistance.
Dambagasare Sumedhankara Thero and, assisted by the Archeological Department, he restored the stupa using remains of ancient structures around the stupa to conjecture the conservation work. In view of the importance of this sacred seduwawila and to attract more pilgrims to the area, the Department of Town and Country Planning drew up a plan for the development of a new town complete with pilgrim rests, market areas, etc.
Retrieved 29 March Retrieved from " https: Over the years, the stupa fell into decay under the pressure of the Tamil invasions from the north. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara
On Juneit was refurbished and ceremonially opened for the veneration of a large number of devotees at a cost of nearly Rs. The stupa and its environs covering approximately srruwawila acres was declared as an Seruwasila Reserve in After this the Seruwawjla of Archaeology was carrying out conservation work by stages.
This page was last edited on 30 Septemberat Meanwhile, the fame of the Seruwawila shrine had spread far and wide and it became a great place of worship and pilgrimage. The conservation was completed in The King Kavantissa could make use of the loyalty and respect of the Sinhala nobles and the populace had for Buddhism to win over Princes Siva and Abhaya, his ally. Archived from the original on
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