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Sri Lanka. Stupa at Mihintale.

Sri Lanka. Ambasthala Dagoba or Stupa at Mihintale. This an enchanting small stupa near the summit of the Mihintale hill. Mihintale is where Indian missionary and Buddhist monk, Mahinda, came to when he brought Buddhism to the island in 234 BC.

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Sri Lanka. Ambasthala Dagoba or Stupa at Mihintale. This an enchanting small stupa near the summit of the Mihintale hill. Mihintale is where Indian missionary and Buddhist monk, Mahinda, came to when he brought Buddhism to the island in 234 BC.