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Buddha Statue in Rambadagalla Vihara Lord Buddha: Ridigama, Kurunegala District: 2015 20.6 m (68 ft) [1] 8 Buddha Statue in Athugala Vihara Lord Buddha: Kurunegala, Kurunegala District: 2007 20.1 m (66 ft) [1] 9 Golden Buddha Statue in Dambulla Vihara: Lord Buddha: Dambulla, Matale District: 2001 19.8 m (65 ft) [1] 10 Buddha Statue in Navakada ...
Equestrian statues in Sri Lanka (1 P) Pages in category "Statues in Sri Lanka" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
A statue of the Buddha on Athugala (Elephant Rock), measuring 88 feet (27 m). Kurunegala had a citadel in the 13th century. Its ascendancy as an ancient capital of Sri Lanka began with a series of events that took place during the late 12th century at Yapahuwa.
Ethagala with the statue of the Buddha on top. Ethagala (Sinhala: ඇතාගල) (English:Elephant Rock) is one of seven rocks that overlook the town of Kurunegala, in Sri Lanka. [1] The rock face reaches 316 metres (1,037 ft) over the town and in its shape resembles a crouching elephant, which explains the rock's name. [2] [3] [4
The rock fortress complex of Yapahuwa is situated in the North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located approximately between southeast of Mahawa midway Kurunegala and Anuradhapura. The original name of this Buddhist Heritage was Yapawwa but now it is called as Yapahuwa, which is a kind of distortion of its genuine etymological sense.
Ridi Viharaya (Sinhala: රිදී විහාරය) or Silver Temple is a 2nd-century BCE Theravada Buddhist temple in the village of Ridigama, Sri Lanka. [2] [3] Built during the reign of Dutthagamani of Anuradhapura, the temple is considered as the place where the silver ore, which provided silver to complete Ruwanwelisaya; one of the largest stupa in Sri Lanka, was discovered.
This image is believed to be the recently restored Dambegoda Bodhisattva statue. [1] This is an evidence for the strong Maitreya cult in ancient Sri Lanka. King Bhuwanekabāhu IV of Gampola has built Maitreya and Nātha (Avalokitesvara) statues in Lankatilaka Vihara. It is mentioned that King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe had built a Maitreya image in ...
It is the third most developed city in Kurunegala District. It is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) from Kurunegala and 30 km (19 mi) from Kandy. It is home to over 75,000 people. 30% of them are age 0-18. Mawathagama is one of the most economically and politically important cities in North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is an education and industrial ...