Seygiri: 1 definition
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Seygiri means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Seygiri is another name for Cetiyapabbata: the name of a vihāra that once existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Cetiyapabbata Vihāra, called Seygiri or Sāgiri in Sinhalese literature and inscriptions, is modern Mihintale Vihāra. According to the tradition, the Thera Mahinda and his companions alighted in B.C. 246 on the Sīla peak, on the open tableland Ambatthala, on Missakapabbata: then followed the meeting with king Devānaṃpiya Tissa, the visit to Anurādhapura, the conversion of the king and the establishment of Buddhism as the religion of the Sinhalese people.
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Full-text: Tumbara, Sagiri, Cetiyapabbata.
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