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Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Ceylon, has from time immemorial been a venerated locality in the eyes of the Buddhists, it having been honoured by the visit of Gautama Buddha in person in the sixth century before the Christina era. According to the "Mahawanso" – the principal native historical record of the island—this once mighty but now ruined city owes its origin to Anuradha, a follower of Wejaya, the discarded son of one of the petty ...