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Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of 
The majority of the people in this area are engaged in paddy cultivation being the main economic activity.
Mahiyangana Info
* ttp://www.island.lk/2009/12/31/features3.html The Buddha visited Mahiyangana in ninth month of his enlightenmentbr>MAHIYANGANA The old city of devilsSignificance of Duruthu Full Moon Poya DayThe unchanging splendour of Bintenna!
Towns in Badulla District {{UvaLK-geo-stub
Sri Lanka
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was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist lege ...
visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas (two tribes which then inhabited the area) and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Then the Buddha preached Dhamma to Sumana Saman, a leader in this area, to whom the Buddha gave a handful of his hair relic so that people could worship. After that Sumana Saman (now the god Sumana Saman) built a golden chethiya in which the sacred hair relic was deposited. Later on about seven chethiyas were built over the original golden chethiya from time to time, the last one being built by the King Dutugemunu. As such, this historic town is a very sacred place for Buddhists.
Mahiyanganaya is a Sinhala Buddhist stronghold in Sri Lanka.Religious composition in Mahiyanganaya DS Division according to 2012 census is Buddhists 73,410-96.89%,Islam 1,876-2.48%,Other Christians 230-0.30%,Roman Catholics 143-0.19%,Hindus 81-0.11%,Others 36-0.05%.
The majority of the people in this area are engaged in paddy cultivation being the main economic activity.
The name
Mahiyangana is a Pali word (in Sinhalese Bintenna) which means flat land. It is situated eastwards to the steep eastern falls of central hills. The relative flatness of the area can be seen while traveling on the road from Kandy to Padiyathalawa across Hunnasgiriya and famous 18 hairpin bends.Transport
The nearest railway station is Badulla. Mahiyangana is connected to cities and towns likeKandy
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, Badulla, Polonnaruwa, Ampara and Monaragala by main roads.
Gallery
Vishnu bearing a tray of flowers. A painting of the relic chamber of Mahiyangana Stupa (9-11 centuries AD). Currently displayed at Archaeological Museum of Anuradhapura.
See also
* Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara * Transport in Sri Lanka * BibileReferences
External links
Mahiyangana Info
* ttp://www.island.lk/2009/12/31/features3.html The Buddha visited Mahiyangana in ninth month of his enlightenmentbr>MAHIYANGANA The old city of devils
Towns in Badulla District {{UvaLK-geo-stub