- It belongs to the historical Somawathie Chaityayaraja of Polonnaruwa who has treasured the sacred tooth relic of our Gautama Samma Sambuddha.The Somawathie Dagoba is an ancient Buddhist shrine built over 2100 years ago by Goddess Somawathie, the sister of King Kavantissa who ruled in Ruhuna in the 2nd century BCE and Prince Giri Abhaya, the son-in-law of King Kelanitissa (Shiva) of Kelaniya.It is a well known historical fact that with the end of the Polonnaruwa period due to the Kalinga Magha invasion, the entire Great North and North Central Provinces as well as all the temples were devastated due to the destruction of nature and treasure thievesAfter the demise of Sri Piyarathanabhidhana Maha Thera on May 12, 1966, Ven. On the 4th, the towers were erected and the pilgrims were offered offerings. as well as various enemies.Sirimalwatte Sri Piyarathana Thero, a member of the Malwathu Maha Viharaya, who discovered the information about this dagoba at a time when the Somawathie Dagoba had been desolate and desolate for about 850 years, began to rule the country around 1947. Since then, the place has been protected by elephants, tigers, bears and predators.Somawathie Rajamaha Viharadhipathi Rajakeeya Panditha Pahamune Sri Gunananda Anunayake Thero passed away on April 13, 1999.According to historical texts, there are four kingdoms in the Dhatu Vamsa, namely, Ruhuna, Maya, Giri, Soma, Seru and Lona Nagara, which are related to the Ruhuna area of Sri Lanka which is divided into 3 parts. She married Prince Shiva’s son-in-law Prince Abhaya and lived in Giri Nuwara.According to historical texts, there are four kingdoms in the Dhatu Vamsa, namely, Ruhuna, Maya, Giri, Soma, Seru and Lona Nagara, which are related to the Ruhuna area of Sri Lanka which is divided into 3 parts. She married Prince Shiva’s son-in-law Prince Abhaya and lived in Giri Nuwara.According to historical texts, there are four kingdoms in the Dhatu Vamsa, namely, Ruhuna, Maya, Giri, Soma, Seru and Lona Nagara, which are related to the Ruhuna area of Sri Lanka which is divided into 3 parts. She married Prince Shiva’s son-in-law Prince Abhaya and lived in Giri Nuwara.It is stated in the Dhatuwamsa and Jinakalamalini that Prince Abhaya left the Giri Colony due to resentment with the arrival of Prince Dutugemunu and went with King Somavathi to King Shiva of Seru Nuwara and ruled over a kingdom called Somapuraya near the Mahaweli River which was donated by him.King Kavantissa unknowingly sent his son, Prince Dutugemunu, to visit his sister, Goddess Somavathi, for protection from future threats and future security from King Elara, who had ruled the North for 44 years.Goddess Somavathi, who lived in the kingdom of Giri, secretly protected her nephew, Prince Dutugemunu, and gradually made contact with the people. Swarnamali Chaityaraja, who lived in the Giri Colony (present day Kandyan Upcountry) and went to Anuradhapura to defeat King Elara who ruled over the Mahaweli River on the northern coast and built the Swarnamali Dagoba named after the daughter of Goddess SomavathiPrince Giri Abhaya and Goddess Somawathie sought a suitable place to build a temple with a dagoba as there was no temple to worship during the reign of King Soma in the new kingdom. King Seru created a city on the edge of the lake and gave it to King Abhaya. King Abhaya named the city after the goddess Soma Nuwara. King Abhaya ruled the city.
King of the Somawathie Chaitya where the Buddhas spread in Polonnaruwa
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