I was born in Sri Lanka,my mother and her side of the family came from Kandy.In April 2004 ,my mother organised a trip for my children and I to travel with her all over Sri Lanka and learn its history.Our adventure began with a very long flight from London’s Heathrow to Colombo.
This starts with two of the places that we visited.The first one was Kandy in central Sri Lanka, surrounded by mountains, rolling hills and tea plantations. We went to see The Temple of The Sacred Tooth Relic,which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha.This was brought to the island in the 4th century.This is a beautiful temple to see, it is tranquil and has a calm atmosphere.
Kandy has many sacred landmarks and was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings. It may have been founded as early as mid 14th century,
Another day we went to The Ancient City of Anuradhapura,which has a period of history from 377 BC to 1017 AD. It is one of the world’s oldest inhabited cities .It is home to ancient relics, stupas and Buddhist temples.It also has the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree which was planted in 288 BC. The daughter of Emperor Asoka of India brought a branch of the sacred Maha Bodhi tree in India, where Buddha found enlightenment, to Sri Lanka in 246 BC.I could have stood looking at this tree for hours.
We went and saw the Abhayagiri Stupa which is over 2,000 years old and huge.It was built in the 1st century and is one of the largest manmade structures of the ancient world.Its scale only matched by the pyramids of Giza.This area is surrounded by lush green areas and inquisitive monkeys .
More stories to follow from this beautiful country lying in the Indian Ocean.
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