Mihintale - Stupa#
Mihintale - Stupa, July 2018, © Hasso Hohmann, under CC BY-NC 4.0 +Edu
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa. This meeting is responsible for startin the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.