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Subuthi Vihara: Waskaduwa: Kalutara: 22 November 2002: Birth Place of Subuthi Thero and Seema Malakaya [7] Sumanarama Maha Vihara: Aethagama: Kalutara: 8 July 2005: Buddhist shrine [14] Sunandarama Vihara, Ovitigala: Ovitigala: Mathugama: 1 November 1996: Image house with paintings and sculptures [20] Uggalboda Vihara: Uggalboda: Kalutara: 22 ...
Kalutara or Gangatilaka Vihara was built in the 1960s to the south of the Kalutara Bridge, is Kalutara's most dominant landmark. The white three-storey-high dagoba at Kalutara Vihara is believed to be the only Buddha Stupa in the world which is entirely hollow. [citation needed] It contains a smaller dagoba inside. The interior of the Stupa is ...
The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. It is one of only a few hollow Buddhist stupas in the world and its interior contains 74 murals , each depicting a different aspect of the Buddha 's life. [ 1 ]
Kande Vihara (Sinhalaː කන්දේ විහාරය) is a major Buddhist temple in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The temple has got its name 'Kande vihara' (Mountain temple) as it is built on top of a hill located near to Aluthgama town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
It was located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. In 1574, Portuguese forces, commanded by Diogo de Melo de Castro, devastated the area south of Colombo destroying numerous shrines and temple. In late 1594 Portuguese forces, led by Jerónimo de Azevedo, captured the town of Kalutara. In 1622 the Portuguese and built a fort on the site of the destroyed ...
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Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Kalutara District" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west.