Lankarama Dagoba, Anuradhapura

Lankarama Dagoba (29 August, 2005)

The Lankarama Dagoba, also called Lankaramaya, is one of the sacred Buddha sites in Anuradhapura. The Lankarama Dagoba located along the road from Abhayagiri to Thuparama Dagoba. It was built by King Vattagamini Abhaya between 89 BC and 77 BC.

Entrance to the Lankarama Dagoba (29 August, 2005)

Originally, the Lankarama Dagoba had a conical roof covering that is now long gone. This building is identified as the Silasobbhakandaka Cetiya built by King Valagamba, who went into hiding after being defeated by the Tamils.

There are three concentric circles of columns around the Lankarama Dagoba. As in the Thuparama Dagoba, the columns of the Lankarama Dagoba used to support the roof of a vatadage, or circular stupa house.