rajagala

rajagala ("samrat kii chattan"), aamtaur parr rassagala yaa rajagalthenna, ack oobad-khabad aur bhaari vanon seey ghiraa parvat haye joe samudra tala seey oopar, purvi praant, srilanka key ack cumm aabaadi vaale hisse mein sthit haye, jiska ack mahatvapurna puraataatvik moolya haye. rajagala puraataatvik sthal anuradhapura mein mihintal mathh key baad kewal dusare sthaan parr haye aur yeh poore kshetra mein faila huaa haye. isamen 600 seey adhik pragaitihasik khandahar, smaarak aur kalaakritiyaan hain, aur unamen seey lagbhag 100 pracheen stoop hain.
sthaan.
ambara shahar seey pahaad taka pahunch ambara-mahaa oya road (aeye27) key uttar mein, uhana aur bakkila gaanv key raaste haye.
rajagala puraataatvik prashikshan kendra.
pahale yeh sthal kissy bhee puraataatvik shodh key adheen naheen thaa. haal hii mein chaar saal kii khudai key baad, puraatatva vibhaag ney bhaarat key dakkan vishvavidyalaya kii bhagidari key saath rajagala puraataatvik sthal koo nae puraataatvik prashikshan kendra key roop mein vikasit kiya.
itihas.
iss sthaan kaa itihas nishchit naheen haye, lekin maanaa jaataa haye kii bhikshu pahali shatabdi eesaa poorv seey pahale yahaan basey they. iss sthal parr usa samay key patthar key shilalekh paae gaye hain. pahaad key uttari shikhar parr, jangal seey vyaapak khandharon kii khudai kii gaee haye, aur kuchh kewal aanshik roop seey khudai kii gaee haye. haalaanki, iska itihas bauddh dharm key shuruati dinon mein vaapas jaataa haye aur ack shilalekh bataata haye kii bauddh dharm koo srilanka laane vaale arhath mahinda thero ney "rajgalthenna mandir" kaa daura kiya thaa. kewal dou chattan shilalekh hain joe arhath mahinda thero kaa ullekh karate hain; ack shilalekh iss sthal parr paaya gayaa haye aur doosara mihintal mein haye. aisaa maanaa jaataa haye kii ahath mahinda thero aur unake shishya "ithiya thera" (baad kaa naam idika key roop mein diyaa jaa rhaa haye) kii raakh yahaan ack stoop mein sthaapit kii gaee thee. paas mein paaya gayaa ack patthar kaa shilalekh iss tathya kaa pramaan detaa haye, halanki patthar key shilalekh mein joe likhaa haye usaki pushti karane key liye iss sthal parr koee khudai yaa bahaali kaa kaam naheen kiya gayaa haye.
naam "rasagala".
puraatatvavid ney kahaa kii iss kshetra mein raksha janjaati key loga rahate they. way aise manushya they joe rakshason kii pooja karate they. sanskrit shabd "raksha" kaa arth haye shaitan aur rakshas, singhali mein "rassaayo" yaa "rakshaso", shabd "raksha" varshon seey "ruses" bunn gayaa haye aur taba seey iss parvat koo "rassagala" ("rakshason/rakshason kaa parvat") kahaa jaataa haye.
rajgalthena mandir.
rajagalthenna yaa rajagala mandir jise pracheen kaal mein "girikumbhila mandir" key roop mein jaanaa jaataa thaa aur yeh pahaad key aadhe raaste parr sthit haye. ack samay yeh ack mahaan mathh thaa jise ruhuna aur rajrat key raajaon aur rajkumaron dwara sanrakshit kiya gayaa thaa. rajkumar sadatisa key samay mein kii rajagala vaastav mein badhane lagaa. unake pitaa key digmadullah key rajyapal key karyakal key dauran, unake bete rajkumar lanja tisha aur unake parivaar ney rajgal koo bhavya paimaane parr alankrit kiya. rajkumar lanja tisha ney anuradhapura key simhaasan parr baithane key baad bhee apana sanrakshan jaari rakhaa, iss doorasth ashram koo ruhuna key raajya mein sabse badey mathon mein seey ack mein badal diyaa aur rasagala naam rajagala (raajaa kii chattan) bunn gayaa.
pahaadi maarg.
chattan seey bunny seedhiyaan aur seedhiyaan seedhe pahaadi parr jaati hain aur yeh kabhi ack pakka sadak maarg thaa. pahaadi key harr star parr imaaraten hain. mathh kaa kendra ack badaa chattani pathaar haye. chaitya, vihaar, awas aur bhojan kakshon seey gujarate hue ack sadak path chattan key paar neeche kii or jaataa haye.
gufaayen.
mandir key oopar pahaad key oopar, sadhuon kii gufaayen hain. mihintel kii gufaaon key vipareet, yeye lagbhag vaisi hii bunny hui hain jaisi way theen. kaee deevaaren aur darwaaje abhee bhee apane sthaan parr hain. kuchh eent yaa gulel aur dub seey baney hotey hain, anya patthar seey sajaae jaate hain. ander, divaaron koo plaster seey dhaka diyaa jaataa haye, ack baar jaba way chitron seey bhar jaati. haalaanki way bund they, pratyek gufa koo havaa koo pakadane key liye banaaya gayaa thaa aur aantarik draft dwara thandaa kiya gayaa thaa.
aisee gufaayen bhee hain jinka upayog bhikshuon dwara kiya jaataa thaa. unhein divaaron dwara leaving room, bedroom, kitchen aur toilet jaise kamaron mein alag kiya gayaa thaa. unamen seey kuchh abhee bhee maujood hain. adhikansh gufaaon key paas ack patthar kaa shilalekh haye, jisamen daataa yaa gufa key nivasi kaa ullekh haye. yahaan paae gaye patthar key shilalekh shayed anuradhapura yug key hain. way sabhi usa yug kii ghatnaaon kaa varnan karate hain. way brahmi lipi (praakrit) mein likhe gaye hain, jinhen singhali lipi key vikas kaa pahala charan maanaa jaataa haye.
kalaakritiyaan.
puraataatvik sroton key anusaar, yeh mandir srilanka key itihas mein sabse samriddh yug kaa haye. iss sthal seey kaee dagoba, mandir, talab, mandir kaksh aur sandkadpahan (chandrama patthar) kii khoj kii gaee haye. khandharon mein dou sabse mahatvapurna puravashesh hain. inmein seey pahala ack badaa aur khubsurati seey banaa patthar kaa katora haye. iss tarah key katoron kaa upayog buddh koo fasal key pahale phal chadhaane key liye kiya jaataa thaa. jangal mein aage patthar kaa ack badaa khand haye joe lagbhag aadhaa nakkashidar buddh chhavi key saath lamba haye. moorti parr sabhi rekhaaen ack dusare key liye seedhi aur samkon parr hain aur koee vivaran naheen haye. puraatatvidon kaa maanana haye kii prashikshu murtikaaron ney chhaviyon koo tarasha thaa aur unhein kushal murtikaaron dwara paripurna kiya gayaa thaa. halanki, moorti adhuri bunny hui haye.

