King Devanampiyatissa built chapter house for monk in "mahamevna". Then king Dutugemunu (161 - 137 BC) built it again with nine stairs and cover it by copper tiles. There was hundred gabled houses in each stair. End of the rainy season monks were get together at here.

In reign of king Saddhatissa (137 - 119 BC) Lovamahapaya destroyed by a fire. Then it built with seven stairs. And also it rebuilt again by king Sirinaga (246 -247 AD). He built it with five stairs. After that king Kithsirimevan (301 - 328 AD) also reconstruction it. King Parakramabahu in 12th century reform the "Lovamahapaya" at last.

Nowadays there are only 1600 stone post remain from the building.

In the chronicle of Sri Lanka tells that king Davanampiyatissa built a pile that says ''a grandson of mine build a stupa in this place''. King Dutugamunu saw this and built a stupa at there. In that place there was a goddess name "Swarnamali". Becuase of that this stupa called Ruwanwalisaya.

Ruwanwalisaya is one of the world's tallest stupa and 300 ft (92 m) height and 950 ft (292 m) circumference. It's also called, "Mahathupa, Swarnamaili Chaitya and Rathnamali Dagabe.

Samadhi Buddha Statue

This statue is at Mahamewna park in Anuradhapura. It was build in during 3rd and 4th centuries. The statue sits in Veerasana method and shows Dyana mudra. Samadhi Buddha statue was carved by granite. It's 7 feet and 9 inches in height.

It is said that when you look at the face of the statue from three sides they show 3 different features. Looking at the profile of the face from left and right they show a slight sadness and a slightly smiling face on the other. Looking from the front, the face shows neutral features.

Wasgamuwa National Park

Wasgamuwa is well known its abundant wildlife population, wilderness setting and home of several interesting ancient sites. Wasgamuwa is distinguished from other parks by having a full complement of predators of which bears are particularly noteworthy. Ecological research undertaken in the park suggests that the density of bears in Wasgamuwa is probably higher than anywhere else in Sri Lanka. The name Wasgamuwa may also derive from an ancient meaning as a gathering place for bears. Part of Wasgamuwa was declared a Strict Nature Reserve in 1938 and additional areas added to become Wasgamuwa National Park on 07 th August 1984. The park covers almost 37,062.9 hectares of which most is wilderness areas with no visitation.