Thiriyaya Girihandu Seya

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Girihandu Seya ist ein alter buddhistischer Tempel in Thiriyai, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Der Tempel soll der erste buddhistische Stupa in Sri Lanka sein und vermutlich von den beiden Seehändlern Trapusa und Bahalika erbaut worden sein. Die Namen der beiden Kaufleute sind in einer Felsinschrift verzeichnet, die auf dem Vihara-Gelände gefunden wurde. Der Inschrift zufolge wurde Girihandu Seya von den Kaufmannsgilden Trapassuka und Vallika erbaut, wobei die Namen in späteren singhalesischen Chroniken als Tapassu und Bhalluka geschrieben werden. Einige Gelehrte vertreten auch die Ansicht, dass vom Mahayana beeinflusste seefahrende Kaufleute aus dem Pallava-Königreich für den Bau dieses Tempels verantwortlich waren.

Die Stupa im Vihara wird von den Menschen sehr verehrt, da man annimmt, dass sie die Haarreliquien Buddhas enthält. Der Tempel wurde von der Regierung offiziell als archäologische Stätte in Sri Lanka anerkannt.

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About Trincomalee District

Trincomalee is a port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The Bay of Trincomalee's harbour is renowned for its large size and security; unlike every other in the Indian Sea, it is accessible to all types of craft in all weathers. The beaches are used for surfing, scuba diving, fishing and whale watching. The city also has the largest Dutch fort in Sri Lanka. It is home to major Sri Lankan naval bases and a Sri Lankan Air Force base.

Most of the Tamils and Sinhalese believe that this place is sacred to them and they are the indigenous people of the area. Trincomalee and its environs have both Hindu and Buddhist sites of historical importance. These sites are sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists.

About Eastern Province

The Eastern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but they didn't have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Northern Province to form the North-East Province. The capital of the province is Trincomalee. The Eastern province's population was 1,460,939 in 2007. The province is the most diverse in Sri Lanka, both ethnically and religiously.

Eastern province has an area of 9,996 square kilometers (3,859.5 sq mi).The province is surrounded by the Northern Province to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Southern Province to the south, and the Uva, Central and North Central provinces to the west. The province's coast is dominated by lagoons, the largest being Batticaloa lagoon, Kokkilai lagoon, Upaar Lagoon and Ullackalie Lagoon.

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