Buttala Divisional Secretariat is a
Divisional Secretariat of
Moneragala District, of
Uva Province
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and M ...
,
Sri Lanka.
History
Buttala has been introduced as a special land area which belonged to the
Ruhana Kingdom. It was an important destination of the route of the
King Dutugemunu
Dutugamunu the Great (, , also spelled as ''Dutthagamani''), also known as Dutthagamani Abhaya ("fearless Gamini"), was the greatest king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for reuniting the whole island ...
, who marched towards the northern region after organizing the army for the battle with
King Elara
Ellalan ( ta, எல்லாளன், translit=Ellāḷaṉ; si, එළාර, translit=Eḷāra) was a member of the Tamil Chola dynasty, also known as "Manu Needhi Cholan", who upon capturing the throne became king of the Anuradhapura Kingd ...
.
Landmarks
The Mligavia region is a historically important region located in the Buttala Divisional Secretaiate. The region contains a re-erection of the 34-foot
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...
statue, which was built by King Aggabodi, a famous ruler of
Ruhana. It has been subjected to the high respects of thousands of
Buddhists and
Sri Lankans alike. This statue is built out of rocks and doesn't require any support to stand.
References
Divisional Secretariats Portal
Divisional Secretariats of Moneragala District
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