Eight miles east of Anuradhapura, close to the Anuradhapura - Trincomalee Road is situated the "Missaka Pabbata" which is 1000 feet in height and is one of the peaks of a mountainous range. Though this was called Cetiyagiri or Sagiri, it was popularly known as Mihintale - the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Thera Mahinda came to Sri Lanka from India on the Fullmoon Day of the month, a of Poson (June) and met King Devanampiyatissa and the people, and preached the doctrine. The traditional spot w… (More on Mihintale)