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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 Tampita vihara with the stone pillars nearby and the pillar base [16] Kawudugama Vihara: Kawudugma: Kegalle: 1 November 1996: Image house with paintings [18] Keerahena Gallen Vihara: Keerahena Udabage: Deraniyagala: 22 November 2002 [10] Keerahena Purana Vihara: Keerahena: Warakapola: 24 July 2009: The drip-ledged cave Temple (Len Vihara) [12]
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.19, "Krishna vihara", circa 100-70 BCE [43] Cave No19 is located on the ground floor, to the left of the entrance of Cave No.18, and right under cave No.20. Cave No.19 has one inscription mentioning the dedication by a government officer during the rule of king Krishna of the Satavahanas. King Krishna, also called Kanha, is said to have ...
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 ...
Devamittarama Purana Vihara: No. 821 - Bulathsinhala South: Bulathsinhala: 23 January 2009: Buddhist shrine [5] Dhammikarama Purana Vihara: Moragalla: Moragalla: Beruwala: 12 June 2015: Shrine with paintings [6] Gallen Raja Maha Vihara: Warakagoda: Madurawela: 22 November 2002: Cave and Devala chamber [7] Ganegodella Purana Raja Maha Vihara ...
Other caves in the area are Karla Caves, Patan Buddhist Cave and Nasik Caves. There are two main caves. The best known cave is the chaitya (prayer hall - Cave 7) with a comparatively large stupa, the other cave is the monastery or vihara (Cave 11). They are marked by a profusion of decorative gavaksha or chaitya arch motifs. [3]
The ancient dagoba and six drip ledged caves [4] Gonagiri Raja Maha Vihara: Kahatagasdigiliya: No. 230, Mahamessallawa: Kahatagasdigiliya: 30 December 2011: All drip-ledged caves including the cave temple, plights of steps, ponds and ancient Dagaba [13] Habarana Purana Tempita Vihara: Habarana: Palugaswewa: 1 November 1996: Tempita vihara and ...