History of Girihadu Seya :
Girihadu seya is considered as the First Dageba in Sri Lanka, made by Thapassue Balluka Merchants. This is located in Thiriyaya close to Trincomalee Pulmoddi road.
Load Buddha after his enlightenment (Around 528 BC), two brother merchants call "Thapassu Ballula" offered the dana (alms giving). After the Dana, they requested something to worship and received "Sacred Kesha Datu"(lock of hair relic). Those merchants used to travel different parts in the region and came to Sri Lanka also. One day they stayed in this area and kept this relic pot on top of a rock and went to the village area for the business. On their arrival they found that the pot cannot be moved and determined to build a pagoda enshrining the hair relic. Now this is call Girihadu Seya.
This is considered as the first Dageba in Sri lanka, may be in the world.
This place was abandoned for several centuries and restoration of this Pagoda was done 1950's.
This place was abandoned for several centuries and restoration of this Pagoda was done 1950's.
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by Kasun Gayasri
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