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The temple is located at the Dehiwala junction on the Colombo-Galle main road, about 9 miles south of Colombo city. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 23 February 2007 under the government Gazette number 1486. [1]
The Gal Vihara (Sinhala: ගල් විහාරය, lit. 'rock monastery'), and known originally as the Uttararama (Sinhala: උත්තරාරාමය, lit. 'the great monastery'), is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city Polonnaruwa, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, now present-day Polonnaruwa, in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Buddha Statue in Weherahena Vihara Lord Buddha: Matara, Matara District: 1976 39 m (128 ft) [1] 7 Buddha Statue in Rambadagalla Vihara Lord Buddha: Ridigama, Kurunegala District: 2015 20.6 m (68 ft) [1] 8 Buddha Statue in Athugala Vihara Lord Buddha: Kurunegala, Kurunegala District: 2007 20.1 m (66 ft) [1] 9 Golden Buddha Statue in Dambulla ...
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Sri Lanka for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Central Province [ edit ]
Ridi Viharaya (Sinhala: රිදී විහාරය) or Silver Temple is a 2nd-century BCE Theravada Buddhist temple in the village of Ridigama, Sri Lanka. [2] [3] Built during the reign of Dutthagamani of Anuradhapura, the temple is considered as the place where the silver ore, which provided silver to complete Ruwanwelisaya; one of the largest stupa in Sri Lanka, was discovered.
Seema Malaka (Sinhala: සීමා මාලකය) is a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The temple is mainly used for meditation and rest, rather than for worship. . Situated in the Beira Lake, the temple was originally constructed in the late 19th cent
The temple is known for its giant Buddha statue. The statue of Buddha is depicted in the position of the Dhyana Mudra, the posture of meditation associated with his first Enlightenment, and can be seen from almost everywhere in Kandy. It stands at 26.83 m (88.0 ft) high and is one of the tallest Buddha statues in Sri Lanka.
Colossal Buddha statues in Sri Lanka (3 P) This page was last edited on 17 September 2024, at 05:15 (UTC). Text ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers;