Friday, 14 November 2014

Ancient Stupas and Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree


In my travels I have visited many 
Buddhist Stupas.

Many in Sri Lanka are brick built and remarkable for their size and engineering.
They are also important to their communities
and are in daily use.
















 This beautiful Buddha Image was carved out of the rock of the natural hillside.
The colours are simply majestic  


Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

The Bodhi Tree is an ancient fig tree and is possibly the oldest tree in the World.
It is of enormous significance as its history is known and is directly related to the tree that Buddha sat under



My final visit was to Danbulla to visit the Golden Temple and the five wonderful caves set in the hill above.




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