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Ruwanweliseya in Anuradapura #254068990
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TheàRuwanweli Maha Seya, also known as theàMahathupaà(the Great Thupa) is aàstupaà(a hemispherical structure containing relics) inàAnuradhapura,àSri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere. It was built byàSinhaleseàKingàDutugemunuàinàc.à140 B.C., who became king of Sri Lanka after a war in which theàCholaàKingàElÃÂraà(Ellalan) was defeated. It is also known asàSwarnamali Seya,àSvaá¹â¡Ã¡Â¹â¡amÃÂli Mahacetià(inàPali) andàRathnamali Seya.