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Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 16 kilometres south east of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The Dimbulagala range houses a number...

constructed a vihara and 68 caves for the bhikkhus to reside in. At Mihintale there gradually grew a number of Buddhist monasteries or viharas with all the...

constructed a Buddhist monastery within the rock formation. The Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara monastery was restored in the 1950s. The villagers around the...

Vessagiri Dambulla Rock Temple Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara Bogoda and Dowa cave temples Kinihiri Kanda...

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This...

the Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara at the time, the chief monk was not killed by the LTTE terrorists but by others who blamed the LTTE. "Dimbulagala Thero...

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city centre...

marshy land. It has the main features of a Vihara (temple), the Cetiya (Pagada) the Bodhitree, the Vihara Mandiraya, the Seema malaka (assembly hall for...

pillaging and agreed to build a vihara on the grounds of Mahavihara. The Mahavamsa quotes the king: "We will make the vihara to be dwelt in yet again; forgive...

to the British in 1815, the custody of the Relic was handed over to the Maha Sangha (the Buddhist Clergy). In the absence of the king, a chief lay custodian...

Polonnaruwa Vatadage Hatadage Rankoth Vehera Nissanka Latha Mandapaya Gal Vihara World Heritage List Anuradhapura Sigiriya Mahawamsa Place names in Sri Lanka...

boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Gal Vihara (Sinhala: ගල් විහාරය, lit. 'rock monastery'), and known originally as the...

republic of Kalinga and a king named Pandu. Legend states the Abhayagiri vihāra was first appointed custodianship of the relic when it was brought to the...

as a hemispherical dome surmounted with a spire (kota). Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara in Mahiyangana, Uva Province is regarded as the first stupa of ancient...

May 2010. Deniyaye Pannaloka Buddarakkitha Thera (2020). Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara: New Paintings (archived). "Sangamitta Teri". What Buddha Said Net...

succession war, he sent him to Sri Lanka. The party left from Vedasagiri vihara, believed to be modern-day Sanchi. Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa, the chronicles...

of 9, he was ordained under Arungamuwe Rewatha Thero of Thotagamuwa Raja Maha Vihara at Hikkaduwa and was given the Dharma name of "Hikkaduwe Sumangala"...

Dakkhina Stupa Naka Vihara Kiribath Vehera Buddha Jayanthi Chaithya Cave temples Vessagiri Dambulla cave temple Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara Sculpture Buduruvagala...

Maha Viharaya, Thanthirimale Thuparamaya Vessagiri Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara, Dimbulagala Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa Hatadage, Polonnaruwa Medirigiriya Vatadage...

statue and an Anuradhapura era-gold plated Buddha statue. According to Ridi vihara asna, a chronicle, the latter was brought down from India. Other statues:...