The Temple Area Is Located Under A Giant Rock

Dambulla Temple in Sri Lanka attracts visitors by 5 buildings with huge natural stone roofs.
The temple complex is located under a giant rock in Sri Lanka
Dambulla Cave Temple (also known as the Golden Temple), located 148 km east of Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. It is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. What makes Dambulla famous are the vast temple caves in the west, located 106 meters above the plain. Photo: Vikipedi

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Caves are formed naturally or have an artificial impact is difficult to determine. However, most of the cave structure is believed to be naturally formed and is fairly easy for humans to excavate here. History tells that some caves were unearthed by King Vattagamani Abhaya in the first century BC

Photo: Lehatruc, Sandratadson.


The Temple Area Is Located Under A Giant Rock


This king and his successors are presumed to have expanded and flattened the place. Dambulla Temple has 5 caves full of Buddhist statues. Each cave has statues and paintings representing different eras of Sinhala sculpture and painting in Sri Lanka. Visitors to Dambulla Temple will pass through the number one cave called Dev Raja viharaya (temple of the gods). Photo: Hattamja.
It is believed that this cave is called so by the god Sakka (king of the gods) that completes the main image here. Cave number 2 attracts the most visitors and impresses the most
The temple was called Maha Raja Viltaraya (Temple of the Great) because it is believed that King Vattagamani Abhaya directly supported the construction.


The Temple Area Is Located Under A Giant Rock

The entire inside of the cave is brilliantly painted, in which the yellow color prevails. Photo: Browns Hotels, Wikimedia Commons.
The Maha Alut Viharaya (new great temple) cave is separated from cave number 2 by a brick wall. This place may have been used as a storage room before the 18th century. This is a shrine room by Kirti Sri Rajasinha, who reformed the Buddhist Church in the 18th century. about 24 m and sheltered by rock about 10 m high. Photo: Digitaltravelcouple.
The Paschima Viharaya Cave, also known as the Western Temple, contains 10 images of Buddha in good preserved condition, painted in vibrant colors.


The Temple Area Is Located Under A Giant Rock

The roof, sides of the rock and the front wall are painted in the lightest colors and decorated with a Buddha image. Photo: Dailylife.Lk.
According to Van Anh / Zing news
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