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Cave 11 at the Bedse Caves is a fairly small 1st-century vihara, with nine cells in the interior and originally four around the entrance, and no shrine room. It is distinguished by elaborate gavaksha and railing relief carving around the cell-doors, but especially by having a rounded roof and apsidal far end, like a chaitya hall. [22]
The Kurudana Gangathilaka Vihara, dagoba and antiques situated close to Kirindi Oya [8] Ganulpotha Purana Vihara: No. 127-Kolonwinna: Monaragala: 6 June 2008: The cave vihare, drip-ledged caves, cave with Brahmi lettering, dagoba, row of steps, watapatha flower plant, stone slabs with royal figure and lamp holes [4] Gonsarudawa archaeological ...
Cave No. 3 is a large vihara or monastery with some interesting sculptures. Cave No. 10 is also a vihara and almost identical in design to Cave No. 3, but is much older and finer in detail. It is thought to be nearly as old as the Karla Cave near Lonavala. Cave No. 18 is a chaitya worship hall believed to be similar in date to the Karla Caves ...
It is not a Vihara in the ordinary sense of the term, though it has some cells, but a Dharmasala or place of assembly, and is the only cave now known to exist that enables us to realise the arrangements of the great hall erected by Ajatashatru in front of the Sattapanni Cave at Rajagriha, to accommodate the first convocation held immediately ...
Lower Vihara compound consists of the Raja Maha Viharaya, tombs, Seemamalakaya, Monastery and Paduma Rahath Viharaya. Paduma Rahath Vihara contains the largest reclining Buddha image of the Vihara. There is also a small painted pagoda found inside the cave. Additionally an information centre has been established in this terrace.
Gonagolla Vihara (Sinhalaː ගොනාගොල්ල විහාරය) is an ancient cave temple situated in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The vihara is also known as Punchi Seegiriya ( Little Sigiriya ) by the locals since the temple contains ancient frescoes similar to those in Sigiriya .
Cave XV; It can be reached by stairs to the south of Cave XIV. It is a small vihara 12.5 wide and 10 feet deep. It has two semi-circular niches and a bench on right side. [1] Cave XVI; This façade has 3 Chaitya arches and the rail pattern. [1] Cave XVII; It is a small vihara 18.5 feet long and 12.5 deep, with 5 cells, one of the cell has a ...
Drip-ledged cave complex with cave inscriptions in the area related to Gommottakanda [10] Narangolla Purana Vihara: Narangolle-E: Ambanganga Korale: 6 June 2008: Tampita vihara [6] Nilagama Purana Vihara: Nilagama: Galewela: 6 June 2008: Drip-ledged rock cave (Naipena Guhawa), drip ledged rock vihara with inscription [6] Nisolena Raja Maha ...