Digavapiya
Digahavapi was sanctified by the Buddha during his third visit to Sr Lanka.Digahavapi means 'Long reservoir' possibly derived from Dighayu, once of the ministers of King Panduwasadewa. Despite its significance Digahavapi had never been as popular as some of the other sacred places and even today it is seldom visited.It was a main city in the past and King saddatissa built the stupa which was renovated several times. According to the records a young monk was once repairing the plaster work on the Stupa when he slipped and fell> Immediately he began to chant the Dhajagga Sutta and was miraculously saved as a result. There is little to see at Digahavapi today. In the 1920's attempts were made to repair the Stupa but funds were over and today is dome is only half compleat and not plastered.All around the Stupa are flower alters and large stones from ancient buildings. The Mahavamsa, an ancient chronicle written in the 5th century, and the Digahavapi of an earlier data,contains a mixture of legend and historical facts. These chronicles state that the Buddha himself visited the village, and on the spot where he sat in meditation a Chetiya was later erected.
