Jethavanaramaya: Fourteenth of Sixteen Sacred Places in Sri Lanka

The Jetavanaramaya is a Buddhist Stupa located in the ruins of Jetavana in the ancient city of Anuradhapura. It is one of the eight sacred places in Sri Lanka (Aṭamasthāna)

Significance of Jethavanaramaya

  • A meritorious land where supreme Buddha spent time with five hundred Arahants 
  • When Arahant Mihindu arrived this was known as the garden named Nandana.
  • When the boundaries of Maha Vihara were marked this meritorious land was also included.
  • Arahant Minindu preached many Sutras including the Balapanditha Sutta in this meritorious land.
  • As lord Buddha sparkled the Buddha Sasana residing in this land, the garden named Nandana became Jethavanaya.
  • Arahant Mahinda after preaching Dhamma for Sri Lankan citizens for a long period of 48 years attained Parinibbana and the cremation was done in this meritorious land.
  • Afterwards all the Bhikkus who ended their lives up to a mile were also cremated in this place.
  • Afterwards King Mahasen made the largest stupa in the whole world by depositing supreme Buddha’s relics including the noble hair relics of Lord Buddha. 

Places to visit near Jethawanaramaya

  • Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
  • Ruwanweli Maha Seya
  • Samadhi Buddha Statue
  • Mirisavetiya Stupa
  • Lovamahapaya
  • Isurumuniya Temple
  • Ranmasu Uyana

Stanzas to worship Jethawanaramaya

පතිට්ඨපෙත්වා ජිනකාය බන්ධනං
ත‍ථෙව සම්බුද්ධ සරීරධාතුයෝ
මහාමහාසේන නරින්දකාරිතං
සුචේතියං ජේතවනං නමාමි

Patiṭṭhapetvā jinakāya bandhanaṃ
Tatheva samBuddha sarīradhātuyo
Mahāmahāsena narindakāritaṃ
Sucetiyaṃ jetavanaṃ namāmi

Directions to Jethawanaramaya

Open All day

From Colombo: About 4 hours (213 km) Via the A28

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