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Dambulla cave temple (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල රජ මහා විහාරය, romanized: Dam̆būlla Raja Maha Vihāraya; Tamil: தம்புள்ளை பொற்கோவில், romanized: Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil), also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. [1]
Ambokka Sri Pathini Devalaya, Kumara Bandara Devalaya, Rittageya and Kapsitawu geya: No. 422-E-Ambokka: Pallepola: 6 June 2008 [6] Averiyapathaha Raja Maha Vihara: Walaswewa: Galewela: 23 January 2009: Buddhist shrine, drip-ledged caves, pillar bases, rock inscription, chaitya and entrance steps [7] Dambulla cave temple: Dambulla: Dambulla: 30 ...
This site may have been important in the competition between the Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions in ancient Sri Lanka. In Professor Senarath Paranavithana 's book The Story of Sigiri , King Dathusena is said to have taken the advice of the Persian Nestorian Priest Maga Brahmana on building his palace on Sigirya.
Dambulla (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල Dam̆bulla, Tamil: தம்புள்ளை Tampuḷḷai) is a city situated in the north of Matale District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre after Matale in the Matale District .
Kandalama is a village in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Kandalama is situated close to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Dambulla cave temple and the Sigiriya rock fortress. Kandalama is also home to the Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest and the Heritance Kandalama, one of Sri Lanka's first five-star hotels designed by Geoffrey Bawa.
Surrounded by hills, the Aluvihara cave temple is situated 30 km north of Kandy on the Matale-Dambulla road. The history of Aluvihare Rock Temple is traced back to the 3rd Century B.C to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. It is believed that the king built the dagoba, planted the Bo sapling and founded the temple after the introduction of ...
The provinces of Sri Lanka were established by the British in 1833. In independent Sri Lanka, provinces did not have any legal status or power until 1987, when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. [3] [4] Colonial head mudaliyars. Sir Christofel de-Silva (1824–1842)
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]