Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa, Sri Lanka

Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa (Sri Angulimala Maha Seya) is a Relic Stupa^[1] which houses 8 relics of Lord Buddha and 1000 relics of Angulimala Maharath Thera located in Chilaw, Bowatta area. Accordingly, Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa is the stupa with the largest number of relics of Angulimala Maharath Thera in the whole world. The Mahamevnava Buddhist Monastery Network has the custody of Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa.

Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada
Location
Location	Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Branch,Bowatta,Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Location in Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	7°35′36.9″N 79°58′03.5″E
Architecture
Founder	Most Venarable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
Completed	2020
Height (max)	112 feet (nearly 120 feet)
Website

Construction of Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa

First of all, on March 18, 2019, the relics of Angulimala Maharahat Thera were brought and the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Branch,Bowatta where the stupa is being built was placed in a beautiful pavilion in the Buddhist Monastery and a Buddha Wandanawa, an Arahath pilgrimage Wandanawa was performed. The preparation of the Stupa site started on March 29, 2019. On April 18, 2019, the first construction brick was laid for the stupa. The deposition of the relics of Lord Buddha in the square chamber of Sri Angulimala Stupa took place on May 7, 2020, that is Vesak Full moon Poya Day. On the 16th of the same Vesak, the sacred pinnacle^[2] took place. The deposition of the relics of Angulimala Maharahath Thera took place on July 4, 2020, that is, on the night of Esala Full Moon Poya Day, with the participation of more than 700 of Buddhist Monks who had gathered at Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery.^[3]The Sri Angulimala Maha Seya Vihara, complete with all traditional monastic components including the Dharmashala (preaching hall), Sevanamandapa (rest pavilion), Hevisi Mandapa (drumming hall), Dana Shala (alms hall), Bodhi Mandapa (sacred Bodhi tree shrine), and Sanghawasa (monastic residence), was ceremonially offered to the Gautama Supreme Buddha's Dispensation on the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, the 12th of May 2025, which corresponds to the 12th of Vesak month in the Buddhist Year 2569.^[4]

Speciality of Sri Angulimala Stupa

Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa shining in the middle of the beautiful paddy with a height of approximately 120 feet is a great stupa housing 8 relics of Lord Buddha and 1000 relics of Angulimala Maharahath Thera. Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa is the only stupa in the world that has the largest number of relics of Angulimala Maharahath Thera.

Worship Chanting Text of Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa

Worship Chanting Text in Pali

Sirīmatō lōkanāthassa-Dhātujjalita muddhanī
Jinaputtaṁgulimālassa-Dhātugabbhē patiṭṭhitaṁ
Taṁ tējamānaṁ daddallamānaṁ- Vandāmahaṁ aṁgulimāla thūpaṁ

English Meaning of Pali Text

The relics of Lord Buddha are kept in the square chamber of the Stupa.-The relics of Angulimala Maharhath Thera are kept in the central relic chamber of the Stupa.
The virtues of Lord Buddha and the virtues of the Arhath Sangha spread throughout the world.-This makes the Great Stupa of Angulimala shine.
Sadhu ! Sadhu !! I worship that stupa

Worship Chanting Text in Sinhala

සිරිමත් ලෝ නා මුනි රජිඳුන්නේ- ධාතූන් සෑ මුදුනෙහි වැඩ ඉන්නේ
උතුම් අඟුල්මල් මහ තෙරිඳුන්නේ-ධාතූන් සෑ ගැබ මැද වැඩ ඉන්නේ
බුදුගුණ මූණි ගුණ තෙද පැතිරෙන්නේ-අංගුලිමාල මහ සෑ බබළන්නේ
සාදු සාදු මහ සෑය වඳින්නේ