Aritthagiri, Ariṭṭhagiri, Arittha-giri: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Ariṭṭhagiri is the name of an ancient locality (corresponding to present Riṭigala), that existed near the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Ariṭṭhagiri, present Riṭigala, the highest mountain range in Nuvarakalāviya (Nuvarakālāviya), which runs parallel to the Eastern Minor Road from the 4th to the 8th mile, is first mentioned as the fortified refuge where Paṇḍukabhaya established himself for 7 years in the 4th century B.C. At the foot of the mountain, Sūratissa, early in the 2nd century B.C. built Makulaka or Maṅgula-vihāra. In an inscription of 2nd B.C. at Riṭigala, the foundation of the village Ariṭa-mahāgāma is recorded; another inscription of 1st B.C. records the grant to Ariṭa-vihāra of Abadalaka tank. Lañjatissa (b.c 119-110) extended Ariṭṭha-vihāra. Sena I (831-851) built on Ariṭṭhagiri a large, well-equipped and richly endowed Vihāra for the Paṃsukūlika bhikkhus. In this king’s inscription at Kivulekaḍa he is styled the founder of Riṭigal-aram. The Sīgiri Graffitimention Riṭgal.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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