RUWANWELI MAHA SEYA Ruwanweliseya the most famous as well holy precious masterpiece of all Sri Lankan Buddhists. Ruwnweliseya stands on the holy land of Anuradapura within the well known Mahamewna uyana alias MahaMegha uyana which was devoted on bealf of the Bikkus in Anuradhapura era by king Devanampiyatissa. It was a peaceful landscape with calm and tranquil surrounding. According to Mahavansa the well established written source on Sri Lankan history says that, by the time of demarcating boundries of Mahamewuna Uyana Arhath Mahinda thero had preached that a king named Dutugemunu would build a holy Dagaba called Ruwanweliseya one day. That particular rock inscription was found by king Dutugemunu later on. Ruwanweli Maha seaya is also known as Swarnamali maha chaithya. There is an interesting folk story among age old rajarata people on the name "Swarnamali". According to it, there was a Diety call Swarnamali who lived in Ranthelambu tree which was standing in the prem