Mihintale Travel Guide

Dubbed as the cradle of Sri Lankan Buddhism, Mihintale houses a number of popular religious units such as the Kantaka Cetiya, the earliest religious monument in Sri Lanka; the Ambasthala Dagoba, which marks the spot where Arahat Mahinda surprised King Devanampiyatissa; the Mahaseya Dagoba, which enshrines the hair relic of the Buddha; and the Aradhana Gala or the "Rock of Convocation," reputedly the highest peak in Mihintale. With Mihintale's beguiling setting, even the non-Buddhist will be awestruck with the sprawling scale of dagobas (temples), stupas...