Today is Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day!

Unduwap full moon is the last poya day of the year. It is commemorates the arrival of Sanghamittha Theri in Sri Lanka with a Bo sapling frim the Sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in India during the month of Unduwap (December).

Sanghamittha Theri was accompanied with several members of the royal family who had entered the Sasanaya. They landed in Dambakolapatuna port in Jaffna on an Unduwap poya day during the reign of King Dewanampoyatissa. After landing here and delivering this precious gift, she was responsible for establishing the Bikkhuni Sasana during the month of Unduwap.

The Sacred Bo sapling was braught to Sri Lanka in a golden bowl and thereafter plated in the Mahameuna Garden in Anuradhapura.