Obviously influenced by the rich sculpture of the Anuradhapura era, several neatly sculpted Buddha statues are among the venerated objects of worship at the site. The intricately carved Samadhi statue ...

In time, the Bodhi tree became a symbol of political power for the Sinhalese Kings until the arrival of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha in the 4th century. There are unbroken records of Royal ...