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Lankatilaka Vihara (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, romanized: laṁkātilaka vihāraya, Tamil: இலங்காதிலக விகாரை, romanized: Ilaṅkātilaka vikārai) [2] is a Buddhist temple situated in Udunuwara of Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Cave temple, cave inscription, water drain and the feet washing stone carved in the stone inside the drip-ledged cave [31] Kumburegama Udaha Wallawa: Kumburegama: Thumpane: 23 February 2007: Buildings and Atuge [20] Kurukohogama Rajamaha Vihara: Kurukohogama: Medadumbara: 15 April 2016: Shrine [10] Lankatilaka Vihara: Hiyarapitiya: Udunuwara ...
The Lankatilaka Temple is considered to be one of the best-preserved examples of traditional Sinhalese temple architecture. [citation needed] Built on a rock, the temple is reached by a long series of rock-cut steps. An arched passage of the image house leads through a Mandapa (hall) into the inner sanctum which is decorated with floral designs.
Isipathanaramaya Temple, Havelock Town; Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Kshetrarama Maha Vihara, Moratuwa; Sambodhi Chaithya, Colombo Harbour; Samudrasanna Vihara, Mount-Lavinia; Seema Malaka, Beira Lake; Siri Perakumba Pirivena, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana; Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara ...
It is located on Gadaladenyia Road (B116), just up from the Gadaladeniya junction of the Colombo - Kandy Road (A1), approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) to the west of Kandy and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the ancient buddhist temple, Lankatilaka Vihara. It is considered one of the largest rock temples in Sri Lanka. [2]
The temple was renamed and reconstructed as Rajarajapperumpaḷḷi (Great Vihara of Rajaraja I). The base mouldings of this vihara are of Dravidian architecture and differ from other Buddhist edifices in the island. Senarath Paranavithana describes it as the only known example of 'a Tamil Buddhist paḷḷi' preserved up to the present day ...
Upulvan-Vishnu worshipped as a guardian deity in Lankatilaka Vihara.. According to the Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa, north Indian prince Vijaya and his seven hundred followers were blessed by god Upulvan upon their arrival to Sri Lanka in 543 BC. [5]
The Temple of the Tooth, one of the most revered Buddhist temples in the world, is also located within the palace complex. ... The Lankatilaka vihara is a prime ...