Image title: Bodhighara (layout)

English text:

Bodhighara means a house built around the Bodhi Tree. The Bodhighara belonging to the Sandagiriya Monastic Complex had been built around the 8th Century AD. The tradition of building Bodhigharas in Sri Lanka had its beginning arround the 1st Century AD. The Inscriptions of this period use the word 'Pariki Boya meaning Bodhi Parigraha' indicating Bodhighara. The brick built square in the middle of the edifice indicates the location of the Bodhi Tree.

The Bodhi Tree would be denoted in Sanskrit as Bodhivṛkṣa (बोधिवृक्ष, bodhi-vriksha).

Key
a Bodhi Tree square
b Upper terrace
c Second terrace
d Sand terrace
e Flower altar

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බෝධිඝරය—බෝධිඝරය යනු බෝධීන් වහන්සේ වටා ඉදිකරන ලද ගෘහයයි. සඳගිරිය ආරාම සංකීර්ණයට අයත් මෙම බෝධිඝරය ක්‍රිස්තු වර්ෂයෙන් අටවන සියවසේ දී පමණ ඉදිකරන ලද්දකි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බෝධිඝර ඉදිකිරීමේ සම්ප්‍රදාය, ත්‍රිස්තු වර්ෂයෙන් පළමුවන සියවසේ දී ප‍්‍රතා ආරම්භ වී ඇත. එසමයෙහි රචිත සෙල්ලිපිවල 'පරිතිබෝය" යන වචන සඳහන් වේ බෝධි පරිග්‍රහ යන අර්ථය සහිත එමගින් බෝධිඝරය යන්න අදහස් කරති කරාව | මෙම ගොඩනැගිල්ලේ මැද කොටසේ ඇති ගඩොලින් බැඳි හතරැස් කොටුව මෙන වහන්සේ තිබූ ස්ථානය යි.

යතුර
a බෝධි වෘක්ෂ රෝපණ කොටුව
b උඩ මළුව
c දෙවන මළුව
d වැළි මළුව
e මල් ආසනය

Transcription:

bōdhigharaya—bōdhigharaya yanu bōdhīn vahansē vaṭā idikarana lada gruhayayi. sandagiriya ārāma saṅkīrṇayaṭa ayat mema bōdhigharaya kristu varṣayen aṭavana siyavasē dī pamaṇa idikarana laddaki. śrī laṅkāvē bōdhighara idikirīmē sampradāya, tristu varṣayen paḷamuvana siyavasē dī pa්ratā ārambha vī æta. esamayehi rachita sellipivala 'paritibōya" yana vachana sandahan vē bōdhi parigraha yana arthaya sahita emagin bōdhigharaya yanna adahas karati karāva | mema goḍanægillē mæda koṭasē æti gaḍolin bændi hataræs koṭuva mena vahansē tibū sthānaya yi.

yatura
a bōdhi vrukṣa rōpaṇa koṭuva
b uḍa maḷuva
c devana maḷuva
d væḷi maḷuva
e mal āsanaya

Transcription:

bodhigharaya—bodhigharaya yanu bodhin vahanse vata idikarana lada gruhayayi. sandagiriya arama sankirnayata ayat mema bodhigharaya kristu varshayen atavana siyavase di pamana idikarana laddaki. shri lankave bodhighara idikirime sampradaya, tristu varshayen palamuvana siyavase di pa්rata arambha vi ata. esamayehi rachita sellipivala 'paritiboya" yana vachana sandahan ve bodhi parigraha yana arthaya sahita emagin bodhigharaya yanna adahas karati karava | mema godanagille mada kotase ati gadolin bandi hataras kotuva mena vahanse tibu sthanaya yi.

yatura
a bodhi vruksha ropana kotuva
b uda maluva
c devana maluva
d vali maluva
e mal asanaya

Tamil text (not proofread):

பாதிகரை—போதிகரை என்பது போதி மரத்தை சுற்றி நிர்மானிக்கப்பட்ட மனையாகும். சுந்தரிஸ் ஆச்சிரமத் தொகுதிக்கு சேர்மதியான இது கி.பி. 08 ம் நூற்றாண்டு அளவில் உருவாக்க பட்டதாகும். இலங்கையில் போதிகரை நிர்மானிக்கும் சம்பிரதாயம் கி.பி.ட01டம் நூற்றாண் அளவில் ஆரம்பிக்கன்றது. அக் காலத்தில் எழுதப்பட்ட சில கல்வெட்டுகளில் “புரிக்பொர்! எனும் சொல்லு எழுதப்பட்டு இருக்கின்றது. போதி பரிக்கிரஹய எனும் கருத்து உள்ளதினால் போதிகரய எனும் கருத்து தெரிய வருகிறது. பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட இ கட்டிடத்தின் நடுப் பகுதியில் உள்ள செங்கல்லினால் கட்டப்பட்ட சதிரக்கோடு போதி மா இருந்த இடமாகும்.

சாவி
a போதி மரங்கள் நடும் மனை
b மேல் முற்றம்
c இரண்டாவது முற்றம்
d மணல் முற்றம்
e பூ ஆசனம்

Transcription:

pātikarai—pōtikarai eṉpatu pōti marattai cuṟṟi nirmāṉikkappaṭṭa maṉaiyākum. cuntaris ācciramat tokutikku cērmatiyāṉa itu ki.pi. 08 m nūṟṟāṇṭu aḷavil uruvākka paṭṭatākum. ilaṅkaiyil pōtikarai nirmāṉikkum campiratāyam ki.pi.ṭa01ṭam nūṟṟāṇ aḷavil ārampikkaṉṟatu. ak kālattil eḻutappaṭṭa cila kalveṭṭukaḷil “purikpor! eṉum collu eḻutappaṭṭu irukkiṉṟatu. pōti parikkirahaya eṉum karuttu uḷḷatiṉāl pōtikaraya eṉum karuttu teriya varukiṟatu. pātukākkappaṭṭa i kaṭṭiṭattiṉ naṭup pakutiyil uḷḷa ceṅkalliṉāl kaṭṭappaṭṭa catirakkōṭu pōti mā irunta iṭamākum.

cāvi
a pōti maraṅkaḷ naṭum maṉai
b mēl muṟṟam
c iraṇṭāvatu muṟṟam
d maṇal muṟṟam
e pū ācaṉam

Transcription:

pathigarai—pothigarai enpathu pothi marathai surri nirmanikkappatta manaiyagum. suntharis achiramath thoguthikku sermathiyana ithu ki.pi. 08 m nurrandu alavil uruvakka pattathagum. ilangaiyil pothigarai nirmanikkum sambirathayam ki.pi.da01dam nurran alavil arambikkanrathu. ag kalathil ezhuthappatta sila kalvettugalil “purigpor! enum sollu ezhuthappattu irukkinrathu. pothi parikkirahaya enum karuthu ullathinal pothigaraya enum karuthu theriya varugirathu. pathugakkappatta i kattidathin nadup paguthiyil ulla sengallinal kattappatta sathirakkodu pothi ma iruntha idamagum.

savi
a pothi marangal nadum manai
b mel murram
s irandavathu murram
d manal murram
e pu asanam

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.