King Lanja Tissa - House of Vijaya | Anuradhapura - (BC 119 - BC 109) - Sri Lankan History - Kings - Governors - Prisidents

King Lanja Tissa

House of Vijaya | Anuradhapura - (BC 119 - BC 109)

Lanja Tissa, also known as Lamani Tiss, was an early monarch of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 119 BC to 109 BC.

Lanja Tissa was the eldest son of king Saddha Tissa who ruled in Anuradhapura. According to the customs of the Sinhalese King's at Anuradhapura, Lanja Tissa was the King of the kingdom of Ruhuna, while his father was ruling the Anuradhapura.

When Saddha Tissa died, his younger son Thulatthana became the king of Anuradhapura, with the support of the Bhikkus of Maha Vihara, When Lanja Tissa heard this news, he marched from Ruhuna, with his men to Anuradhapura and removed Thulatthana from the throne, and became the king.

This incident initially upset Lanja Tissa with the Bhikkus in his early period of rule, But later on he started to work for the betterment of Buddhism in the country.

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Thuparamaya Temple
Anuradhapura,

Thuparamaya is an ancient Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Located in the sacred area of Mahamewna park, the Thuparamaya Stupa is the earliest Dagoba to be constructed in the island, dating back to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (247-207 BC). The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri...

Built : King Devanampiya Tissa,
Some Construction : King Lanja Tissa,
Some Construction : King Vasabha,
Some Construction : King Gotabhaya,
Some Construction : King Dhathusena,
Some Construction : King Aggabodhi II,
Some Construction : King Datopathissa,
Some Construction : King Datopathissa II,
Some Construction : King Kassapa II,
Some Construction : King Manavamma,
Some Construction : King Aggabodhi VI,
Some Construction : King Mahinda II,
Some Construction : King Dappula II,
Some Construction : King Sena I,

Kantaka Chethiya
Anuradhapura,

මිහින්තලා කන්ද මඳ දුරක් නගින විට කුඩා කඳු ගැටයක් මත බෞද්ධ සිද්ධස්ථාන අතර ඉතා සැලකිය යුතු පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්මාරකයක් වන කණ්ටක චේතිය හමුවේ. පාදමේ වට ප්‍රමාණය අඩි 425 ක් පමණ හා දැනට ශේෂව ඇති උස...

Built : King Suratissa,
Added : King Lanja Tissa,

Sela Cetiya
Anuradhapura,

Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This stupa has been given this name as the platform and stupa has been constructed in stone. A moonstone and guardstones can be seen...

Built : King Lanja Tissa,