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The 10 pages that link to Anuradhapura, each with the reason it gives.

• TheravadaRelated: Its monasteries helped establish Sri Lanka as a lasting Theravada stronghold.

• BuddhaghosaRelated: Buddhaghosa is traditionally said to have composed major works there.

• MahāvaṃsaRelated: Its rulers and monasteries form the chronicle’s central historical setting.

• VisuddhimaggaRelated: The island’s monastic and scholarly culture shaped the manual’s setting.

• MahaviharaNarrower topic: Mahavihara grew within this capital’s royal and religious world.

• Anuradhapura KingdomBroader topic: Its reservoirs, monasteries, and royal precincts formed the kingdom’s political and religious center.

• DipavamsaRelated: The chronicle places many rulers and religious developments in this kingdom’s history.

• Devanampiya TissaNarrower topic: Tissa ruled from this city, where Buddhist institutions grew during his reign.

• PandukabhayaBroader topic: Tradition identifies Pandukabhaya as the founder who made this city his capital.

• History of Sri LankaBroader topic: Its inscriptions, monasteries, and reservoirs anchor archaeological study of early Sri Lankan history.