Mahamevnāwa Gardens
Interactive map of Mahamevnāwa Gardens
Location	Anuradhapura,Sri Lanka
Coordinates	8°21′42″N80°23′37″E / 8.361609°N 80.393538°E /8.361609; 80.393538

Mahamevnāwa (Mahāmēgha,Pali:Mahāmeghavana) is an ancientpark inAnuradhapura,Sri Lanka. It was created by KingMutasiva (367 - 307 BC) whose name is in the history as the first king who structured a park. He who was the son of KingPandukabhaya and the father of KingDevanampiya Tissa.^[1]

King Pandukabhaya is the founder of the city of Anuradhapura. King Mutasiva, after succeeding his father, formed two royal gardens which was located to the south and outside the ancient capital city of Anuradhapura. The garden calledNandana(Jōtivana) was situated immediately after the south gate and then was the Mahāmēgha.^[2]

At the auspicious time the park was being started, there was an unusual fall of very heavy rain so the garden was named "maha (=heavy)megha (=shower)". According toMahavamsa, the garden had been full of various kind of trees so with fruits and flowers.^[3]

The park is well known for theSamadhi Statue as well as several other religious sites such asJaya Sri Maha Bodhi,Ruvanveli stupa, andThuparama stupa, etc.

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  Samādhi Statue
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  Golden Fence atJaya Sri Maha Bodhi
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  Ruwanveli Stupa
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  Thūpārāma Stupa

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