Image title: Sandagiri Stupa (information board)

English text:

Sandagiri Stupa—It is believed that the Sandagiri Stupa was built by king Mahanaga in the 2nd centuty BCE. The Sandagiri monastery complex was the first monastery complex built in Rohana. This stupa was built in the village of Chandana where the Ashtapala Bodhi was planted during the reign of king Devanampiyatissa. Archaeological excavations have confirmed that the ancient stupa consisted of a series of canopies. Ven. Thiranagama Rathanasara Thero mentions in his book, "Thissamaharamaya" that this stupa was built by enshrining right handed conch shell (dakshinavarti shankh) and seven Relics of the Buddha donated to the King Devanampiyatissa by the Emperor Ashoka. The Mahawansa states that the pinnacle of 60 feet high stupa had been made upon a square shaped platform of 196 x 196 feet high and 6 feet from the ground, during the reign of King Voharika Tissa (214 - 236 CE). The Mahawansa further states that, the stupa was reconstructed by King Vijayabahu the Great (1055 -1110 CE) during the Polonnaruwa period.

Sinhala text (not proofread): 

සඳගිරි ස්තූප—සම්මත වර්ෂයට පෙර දෙවන සියවසට පමණ අයත් සඳගිරි ස්තූපය මහානාග රජු විසින් ඉදි කර ඇති බව පිළිගැනෙයි. රෝහණයේ ඉදි වූ මුල් ම ආරාම සංකීර්ණය සඳගිරි ආරාම සංකීර්ණය වේ. දෙවන පෑතිස් රජ දවස අෂ්ටඵල බෝධි රෝපණය කළ චන්දන ග්‍රාමයේ මෙම ස්තූපය ඉදි කෙරිණි. පුරාණ ස්තූපය, ඡත්‍රාවලියකින් සමන්විත වූ බව පුරාවිද්‍යා කැණීම් මගින් තහවුරු වී ඇත. දෙවන පෑතිස් රජුට අශෝක අධිරාජ්‍යයාගෙන් ලැබුණු දක්ෂිණාර්වත ශංඛය හා සර්වඥ ධාතූන් වහන්සේ සත් නමක් තැන්පත් කර මෙම ස්තූපය ඉදි කළ බව තිරාණගම රතනසාර හිමියෝ ස්වකීය ' තිස්සමහාරාමය' නම් කෘතියෙහි දක්වති. භූමියේ සිට අඩි 6 ක් පමණ උස් වූ අඩි 196 x 196 පමණ සමචතුරස්‍රාකාර වේදිකාවක් මත ඉදි වූ උසින් අඩි 60 ක් වන ස්තූපයේ ඡත්‍ර කර්මය වෝහාරික තිස්ස රජ (සම්මත වර්ෂ 214-236). දවස සිදු කළ බව මහාවංසයේ දැක්වෙයි. පොලොන්නරු යුගයේ දී මහා විජයබාහු රජු (සම්මත වර්ෂ 1055 - 1110) විසින්

Transcription:

sandagiri stūpa—sammata varṣayaṭa pera devana siyavasaṭa pamaṇa ayat sandagiri stūpaya mahānāga raju visin idi kara æti bava piḷigæneyi. rōhaṇayē idi vū mul ma ārāma saṅkīrṇaya sandagiri ārāma saṅkīrṇaya vē. devana pǣtis raja davasa aṣṭaphala bōdhi rōpaṇaya kaḷa chandana grāmayē mema stūpaya idi keriṇi. purāṇa stūpaya, chhatrāvaliyakin samanvita vū bava purāvidyā kæṇīm magin tahavuru vī æta. devana pǣtis rajuṭa aśōka adhirājyayāgen læbuṇu dakṣiṇārvata śaṅkhaya hā sarvagna dhātūn vahansē sat namak tænpat kara mema stūpaya idi kaḷa bava tirāṇagama ratanasāra himiyō svakīya ' tissamahārāmaya' nam krutiyehi dakvati. bhūmiyē siṭa aḍi 6 k pamaṇa us vū aḍi 196 x 196 pamaṇa samachaturasrākāra vēdikāvak mata idi vū usin aḍi 60 k vana stūpayē chhatra karmaya vōhārika tissa raja (sammata varṣa 214-236). davasa sidu kaḷa bava mahāvaṅsayē dækveyi. polonnaru yugayē dī mahā vijayabāhu raju (sammata varṣa 1055 - 1110) visin

Transcription:

sandagiri stupa—sammata varshayata pera devana siyavasata pamana ayat sandagiri stupaya mahanaga raju visin idi kara ati bava piliganeyi. rohanaye idi vu mul ma arama sankirnaya sandagiri arama sankirnaya ve. devana patis raja davasa ashtaphala bodhi ropanaya kala chandana gramaye mema stupaya idi kerini. purana stupaya, chhatravaliyakin samanvita vu bava puravidya kanim magin tahavuru vi ata. devana patis rajuta ashoka adhirajyayagen labunu dakshinarvata shankhaya ha sarvagna dhatun vahanse sat namak tanpat kara mema stupaya idi kala bava tiranagama ratanasara himiyo svakiya ' tissamaharamaya' nam krutiyehi dakvati. bhumiye sita adi 6 k pamana us vu adi 196 x 196 pamana samachaturasrakara vedikavak mata idi vu usin adi 60 k vana stupaye chhatra karmaya voharika tissa raja (sammata varsha 214-236). davasa sidu kala bava mahavansaye dakveyi. polonnaru yugaye di maha vijayabahu raju (sammata varsha 1055 - 1110) visin

Automated translation:

Sandagiri Stupa—Dating around the second century BC, the Sandagiri Stupa is believed to have been built by King Mahanaga. The first monastery complex built in Rohana is the Sandagiri monastery complex. This stupa was built in the village of Chandana, where Ashtaphala Bodhi was planted on the second day of King Pathis II. Archeological excavations have confirmed that the ancient stupa consisted of a chhatravali. Thiranagama Ratanasara Thero says in his book 'Tissamaharamaya' that this stupa was built by enshrining the Dakshinarvata conch shell and Sarvajna relics received by Emperor Ashoka to King Pathis II. The stupa is 60 feet tall and built on a square platform measuring 196 x 196 feet, about 6 feet above the ground. It is seen in Mahavansa that the day was done. By King Vijayabahu the Great (1055 - 1110) during the Polonnaru period.

Tamil text (not proofread):

சந்தரகிரி தூபி—நிலையான ஆண்டுக்கு முன் இரண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டுக்குரிய சந்தகிரி தூபி மஹாநாக அரசனால் நிர்மாணிக்கப்பட்டது. றுஹுனுவில் நிர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட முதல் ஆச்சிரமத் தொகுதி சந்தகிரி ஆராமைத் தொகுதியாகும். இரண்டாம் தீஸன் அரச காலத்தில் எண்வகை போதி மர நடுகை செய்யப்பட்ட சந்தன கிராமத்தில் நிரமாணிக்கப்பட்ட இந்த தூபி கடந்த காலத்திலே (சக்ரவலிய) குடவடிவம் பெற்றதாக தொல்லியல் அகழ்வின் மூலம் தெளிவாகியுள்ளது. இரண்டாம் தீஸன் அரனுக்கு அசோகப் பேராசனால் கிடைக்கப்பெற்ற (தக்சினாவர்த்த) வலம்புரிச்சங்கு மற்றும் (சர்வ தாத்துன்வஹன்சேலா) ஏழு அவயங்கள் வைக்கப்பட்டு இந்தத் தூபி நிர்மாணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. பூமியிலிருந்து 6 அடி அளவு உயரமுடைய 196 × 196 அளவு சமனான மேடையின் மேல் நிர்மாணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள 60 அடி உயரம் உடைய தூபி சத்ர வோஹாரிக்க திஸ்ஸ (நிலையான ஆண்டு 214 236) আ காலத்தில் கட்டப்பட்டதாக மஹாவம்சத்தில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. பொலன்னறுவை யுகத்திலே மகா விஜயபாகு (நிலையான ஆண்டு 1055 1110) அரசனால் மீண்டும் - இத்தூபி புனர்நிரமாணம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Transcription:

cantarakiri tūpi—nilaiyāṉa āṇṭukku muṉ iraṇṭām nūṟṟāṇṭukkuriya cantakiri tūpi mahānāka aracaṉāl nirmāṇikkappaṭṭatu. ṟuhuṉuvil nirmāṉikkappaṭṭa mutal ācciramat tokuti cantakiri ārāmait tokutiyākum. iraṇṭām tīsaṉ araca kālattil eṇvakai pōti mara naṭukai ceyyappaṭṭa cantaṉa kirāmattil niramāṇikkappaṭṭa inta tūpi kaṭanta kālattilē (cakravaliya) kuṭavaṭivam peṟṟatāka tolliyal akaḻviṉ mūlam teḷivākiyuḷḷatu. iraṇṭām tīsaṉ araṉukku acōkap pērācaṉāl kiṭaikkappeṟṟa (takciṉāvartta) valampuriccaṅku maṟṟum (carva tāttuṉvahaṉcēlā) ēḻu avayaṅkaḷ vaikkappaṭṭu intat tūpi nirmāṇikkappaṭṭuḷḷatu. pūmiyiliruntu 6 aṭi aḷavu uyaramuṭaiya 196 × 196 aḷavu camaṉāṉa mēṭaiyiṉ mēl nirmāṇikkappaṭṭuḷḷa 60 aṭi uyaram uṭaiya tūpi catra vōhārikka tissa (nilaiyāṉa āṇṭu 214 236) আ kālattil kaṭṭappaṭṭatāka mahāvamcattil kuṟippiṭappaṭṭuḷḷatu. polaṉṉaṟuvai yukattilē makā vijayapāku (nilaiyāṉa āṇṭu 1055 1110) aracaṉāl mīṇṭum - ittūpi puṉarniramāṇam ceyyappaṭṭuḷḷatu.

Transcription:

santharagiri thupi—nilaiyana andukku mun irandam nurrandukkuriya santhagiri thupi mahanaga arasanal nirmanikkappattathu. ruhunuvil nirmanikkappatta muthal achiramath thoguthi santhagiri aramaith thoguthiyagum. irandam thisan arasa kalathil envagai pothi mara nadugai seyyappatta santhana kiramathil niramanikkappatta intha thupi kadantha kalathile (sagravaliya) kudavadivam perrathaga tholliyal agazhvin mulam thelivagiyullathu. irandam thisan aranukku asogap perasanal kidaikkapperra (thagsinavartha) valamburichangu marrum (sarva thathunvahansela) ezhu avayangal vaikkappattu inthath thupi nirmanikkappattullathu. pumiyilirunthu 6 adi alavu uyaramudaiya 196 × 196 alavu samanana medaiyin mel nirmanikkappattulla 60 adi uyaram udaiya thupi sathra voharikka thissa (nilaiyana andu 214 236) আ kalathil kattappattathaga mahavamsathil kurippidappattullathu. polannaruvai yugathile maga vijayapagu (nilaiyana andu 1055 1110) arasanal mindum - ithupi punarniramanam seyyappattullathu.

Automated translation:

Chandaragiri obelisk—2nd century BCE Chandaragiri obelisk built by King Mahanaga. Chandagiri Monastery was the first ashram block built in Ruhunu. Archaeological excavations have made it clear that this obelisk, which was installed in Chandana village during the reign of Thiesan II, had been carved in the shape of an octagonal bodhi tree. This obelisk is constructed with the (Dakshinavartha) Valampurichangu and (Sarva Tathunvahansela) seven parts given by Ashoka Pharasa to Thiesan Aran II. The 60 feet tall obelisk, built on a 196 × 196 platform measuring 6 feet above the ground, is mentioned in the Mahavamsa during the period of Chatra Voharika Tissa (fixed year 214 236). In the Polonnaruwa era, King Maha Vijayabahu (fixed year 1055 1110) re-constructed the stupa.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Sandagiri Stupa which forms part of an ancient Buddhist Monastic complex in Tissamaharama (Southern Sri Lanka). It is believed that the Sandagiri Stupa was built in the 3rd century BCE by king Mahanaga. The archaeological site includes various other structures such as the Uposatha-Ghara, Bodhi-Ghara, and Jantha-Ghara. The Stupa also finds mention in the Mahamvasa chronicles.