Mihintale is a rocky hill, 16 kms to the east of Anuradhapura. It is considered the cradle of the
Sinhalese civilization. King Devanampiyatissa was converted to be a Buddhist by Arahath
Mahinda, at this historic place in the 3 rd century BC. Mihintale was originally a pleasure garden
of the kings of Anuradhapura even before King Devanampiyatissa.
From ancient times many large steps were constructed to climb Mihintale. It is stated that King
Devanampiyatissa constructed a vihara and 68 caves for the bhikkhus to reside in. At Mihintale
there gradually grew a number of Buddhist viharas with all the dependent buildings
characterising monasteries of that period.

Screenplay/Direction: Ranjith K. Perera
Script : Prof. K.D. Paranavitana
Camera: Gayan Karunaratna
Editor: Suresn Rangana
Music: Kapila Poogalaarachchi
Narration : Arun Dias Bandaranayake (English)
Buddhika Bandujeewa (Sinhala)