Image title: Yupa Pillar

Portion of a Yupa Pillar—A Stone Pillar placed upright in the centre of the Yupa Chamber. The part hidden in the dome is square while the upper open section is octagaonal. This too, is an ancient part of the Stupa.

In Sanskrit this would be known as Yūpasthambha (यूपस्थम्भ, yupa-stambha).

Sinhala text (not proofread):

යූපස්ථම්භයේ කොටසක්—ස්තූප ගර්භ මධ්‍යයෙහි සිටුවන ලද ශිලා ස්ථම්භයයි. ස්තූප ගර්භයට යටවන කොටස හතරැස් හැඩයෙන් ද ගර්භයෙන් ඉහළ කොටස අටපට්ටම් හැඩයෙන් ද යුක්ත වේ. මෙය මුල් ස්තූප ආකෘතියට අයත්ය.

Transcription:

yūpasthambhayē koṭasak—stūpa garbha madhyayehi siṭuvana lada śilā sthambhayayi. stūpa garbhayaṭa yaṭavana koṭasa hataræs hæḍayen da garbhayen ihaḷa koṭasa aṭapaṭṭam hæḍayen da yukta vē. meya mul stūpa ākrutiyaṭa ayatya.

Transcription:

yupasthambhaye kotasak—stupa garbha madhyayehi situvana lada shila sthambhayayi. stupa garbhayata yatavana kotasa hataras hadayen da garbhayen ihala kotasa atapattam hadayen da yukta ve. meya mul stupa akrutiyata ayatya.

Automated translation:

A part of the Yupastambha—the stone pillar set in the center of the stupa garbha. The part below the stupa is square in shape and the part above the stupa is octagonal in shape. This belongs to the original stupa form.

Tamil text (not proofread):

சத்ர ஸ்தம்பம்—துாபி கர்பத்தின் உச்சியில் நடுவே நாட்டப்பட்ட கற் ஸ்தம்பமாகும். தூபி கர்பத்திற்கு அகப்படும் பகுதி சதுர வடிவிலும் கர்பத்தின் மேல் பகுதி எண்கோணமாகவும் உள்ளது.இது ஆரம்ப துாபி வடிவத்திற்கு சேர்மதியாகும்

Transcription:

catra stampam—tuāpi karpattiṉ ucciyil naṭuvē nāṭṭappaṭṭa kaṟ stampamākum. tūpi karpattiṟku akappaṭum pakuti catura vaṭivilum karpattiṉ mēl pakuti eṇkōṇamākavum uḷḷatu.itu ārampa tuāpi vaṭivattiṟku cērmatiyākum

Transcription:

sathra sthambam—thuapi karpathin uchiyil naduve nattappatta kar sthambamagum. thupi karpathirku agappadum paguthi sathura vadivilum karpathin mel paguthi enkonamagavum ullathu.ithu aramba thuapi vadivathirku sermathiyagum

Automated translation:

Chatra Sthampam — A stone pillar placed in the middle of the top of the tuphi garbha. The obelisk is square in shape and the top of the obelisk is octagonal.

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.