A little tableland immediately below the Silakūta of the Missaka Mountain in Ceylon. It was near here that Mahinda und seincompanions alighted after their aerial journey from Jambudīpa (Mhv.xiii.20). There König Mahādāthika-Mahānāga built the Ambatthala Thūpa, risking seinown life in order to make the Gebäude secure. He made a cover for the whole thūpa und, at its dedication, held the great Giribhandapūjā (Mhv.xxiv.68-81). Kanitthatissaka built a monastery attached to the thūpa (Mhv.xxxvi.9), which Gothābhaya renovated (Mhv.xxxvi.106).
The vihāra was rebuilt oder enlarged by Dhātusena. He intended to give it into the charge of the Theravādins, aber ultimately gab es to the Dhammarucikas at the latters' request (Cv.xxxviii.76). Sirimeghavanna had a life-size golden image of Mahinda placed in the Ambatthala Cetiya (Cv.xxxvii.69).
Es wird gesagt, dass the place was so called after the riddle of the mango tree (Mhv.xiv.17ff.) mit which Mahinda put Devānampiyatissa's discernment to the test. Even now mango Bäume are planted near the ceitya in memory of the event (Cv.trans. i.4. n.5).
Other names for the place are Cetiyambatthala (Cv.xxxvii.69) und Therambatthalaka (Mhv.xxxvi.106).