Image title: Bodhighara (detail)

This photograph shows the stairs of the Bodhighara (Bodhigaraya) of the Sigiriya rock fortress and archaeological site—The Bodhighara is an important monument belonging to the monastery complex, a building erected for the Bodhi-tree during the second monastic phase after Kasyapa. The basic plan of this bodhi-ghara (Bodhi-tree Shrine) consists of a circular outer stone wall, the brick-built platform the center, and the square pit of stone slabs for the Bodhi-free. The main entrance faces the north. [...]

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These photos are taken at the Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. This archaeological important site dates to the 2nd century BC when it functioned as a monastery. In the fifth century, King Kassapa I transferred the administrative centre from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya in order to  rule from there. The on-site museum displays various artifacts and paintings found at the Sigiriya rock.