NA-ULPOTA CAVE, Ritigala

(Anuradhapura District - LK)
8.100000,80.650000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Among the more than 70 known caves discovered by H.C. Bell on –>Ritigala, there are some on the Na-maluwa or Na-ulpota ridge to the west (note 1) of Ritigala Kanda itself. McALPINE & ROBSON (1983: 361), probably after PARANAVITANA (1970): One inscription (rock art: epigraphy) on a Na-ulpota cave reads: The cave of the Lord Mahatissa is given to the Sangha of the four quarters, present and absent (note 2).Among the more than 70 known caves discovered by H.C. Bell on –>Ritigala, there are some on the Na-maluwa or Na-ulpota ridge to the west (note 1) of Ritigala Kanda itself. McALPINE & ROBSON (1983: 361), probably after PARANAVITANA (1970): One inscription (rock art: epigraphy) on a Na-ulpota cave reads: The cave of the Lord Mahatissa is given to the Sangha of the four quarters, present and absent (note 2).

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History

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0NA-MALUWA CAVE, Ritigala
0.0ANIYAKANDA CAVE, Ritigala
0.0RITIGALA TUNNEL
2.6Galapitagala Cave
17.4AUKANA CAVES
19.3POTANA SHELTER
19.6PIDURAGALA CAVE no. 1
19.6PIDURAGALA CAVE no. 2
20.0SIGIRIYA ROCK SHELTER