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Mihindu Guhawa

This location, also known as the Arahat Mahinda Meditation Site, lies below a natural roof and has 110 built-in stairs in addition to the steps carved out of the rock. The dimensions of each step are roughly 12 feet long, 1 foot wide, and 6 inches high.

Arahat Mahinda, who spent time in Sri Lanka, reportedly made Mihintale his getaway during the rainy season. Mahinda most likely stayed in one of the nearby natural rock shelters during the rainy season because there weren't any structures built in Mihintale acting as monks' cells during those early Buddhist periods in Sri Lanka.

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