2017 - Sri Lankan Art Eka

Degaldoruwa Murals

December 18, 2017June 17, 2022 adminDegaldoruwa, Murals

The Dumbara Province is partitioned into two primary parts, the Uda Dumbara and the Lower Dumbara. Rajamaha Viharaya became known as Degaldoruwa Rajamaha Viharaya all through Sri Lanka. It is said that King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (1747 – 82 AD) who administered in Senkadagala in the eighteenth century constructed this Rajamaha Viharaya. 1782 – 98) .The set of experiences expresses that after the finishing of crafted by the lord’s sanctuary, the sanctuary was given over to his educator Ven. Morathota Dhammakkanda Thero. The frescoes of the Degaldoruwa sanctuary are credited…

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Lankathilaka Viharaya

November 17, 2017June 17, 2022 adminLankathilaka

An antiquated sanctuary having a place with the Gampola Kingdom period, the Lankathilaka Temple is situated on a high rough level called Pahangala. Lankathilaka, worked by a clergyman named Senadhilankara of King Buwanekabahu IV (1344-1353 AD) who managed Gampola. The stone at the entry is a moonstone without carvings. The external mass of the entryway has an enormous winged serpent pantheon. It is upheld by two lion sculptures, trailed by a yard on one or the other side. This Buddha sculpture is made of blocks and mortar and plated with…

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Dambulu Viharaya

November 16, 2017June 17, 2022 adminDambulla1 Comment

Dambulla Rock, about 600m above the plains, is a place where the sun shines well. There is a cave complex in this rock. There is a stone temple of ancient Buddhist value in Sri Lanka. This temple is named as Jambukola. After climbing about 350 feet in the Dambulla rock. Some of the caves here are man-made and some are naturally formed caves. .P. It is said to have been enlarged by King Wattagamini Abhaya who lived in the 1st century AD. From the 3rd century BC. It is said…

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Gadaladeniya Raja Maha Viharaya

November 16, 2017June 17, 2022 adminGadaladeniya

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Polonnaruwa Gal Viharaya

October 20, 2017June 17, 2022 adminPolonnaruwa Stone Temple, Uttararamaya

Situated on the northern boundary of the city of Polonnaruwa, this hallowed spot is known as Uttararamaya in the Mahavamsa. The name Galviharaya is gotten from the way that all the four Buddha sculptures here are made of stone. The figures in this stone sanctuary were made by talented artists under the direction of King Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186 AD), a well known ruler who controlled in Polonnaruwa. There are four sculptures in the stone sanctuary. They are as per the following. A sculpture of Buddha situated on a Vajrayana…

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Information on what happened in the two countries during the posthumous visit

October 20, 2017June 17, 2022 adminFirst Dhamma Conference, King Ashoka, Second Dhamma Conference, Third Dhamma Conference

Mihindu Thero’s visit to Ceylon It was a day when individuals of this nation held water sports. Around 40,000 individuals, including the ruler, were hunting. Abruptly King Tissa pursued a deer and got sidetracked. Then, at that point, Mihindu Thero, Ittiya, Uththiya, Sambala, Bhaddasala, Sumana Samanera and Bhanduka Upasaka could be seen living on the highest point of the Ambastala slope which he calls “Tissa”. Afterward, subsequent to hearing lessons from Mahinda Thera, the ruler turned into a Buddhist. With the appearance of Mahinda Thera, the Kingdom of Sri Lanka…

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Girihandu Vehera in Tiriyaya (Keshadhatu Chaithya)

October 17, 2017June 17, 2022 adminGirihandu Seya

This archeological site is found west of the town of Tiriyaya, about a pretty far from the 27th and 28th mileposts on the Trincomalee-Pulmudai street. Arranged on a slope, the Dagaba is prominently known as Girihandu Vehera in Tiriya. Here you can see numerous sanctuaries and icons having a place with various times. There is a flight of stairs on the south side to climb this slope. This little dagoba was worked in the wake of evening out the highest point of the slope. Later it is seen that the…

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Rajagala or Rassagala

October 17, 2017June 17, 2022 adminRajagala, Rassagala

A truly important stone engraving has been found in Mihintale which can demonstrate that Arahant Mahinda the Great came to Ceylon. What’s more, the main stone engraving found so far that specifies a stupa where Arahant Mahinda the Great was incinerated subsequent to achieving Pirinivan is found at this hallowed spot called Rajagala or Rassa Hela in the Ampara District. There are around 300 sections of land of antiquated remnants in the Rajagala Archeological site. The Mahavamsa states that the relics of Arahant Mahinda were set in Sagiriya (Mihintale) and…

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Isurumuni Viharaya

October 16, 2017June 17, 2022 adminIsurumuni Viharaya

Isurumuniya is most popular for its stone carvings The Isuru Muni Vihara is where Arahant Mahinda came and was appointed 500 years prior. It is a sanctuary worked by King Devanampiyatissa in the third century BC. It is otherwise called ‘Isiramana’ as indicated by the engraving cut on the Vessagiri rock. Ruler Chandamuthasiva (44-52 AD), child of King Ilanaga, constructed a tank in the town of Manikara and offered it to the Isuru Muni Vihara. The Mahavamsa states that a divider was worked around it. It is additionally referenced in…

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Watchtower

October 16, 2017August 30, 2022 adminWatchtower

Muragala is a magnificent making of a Sinhala craftsman of the past. This is otherwise called the guard picture. Made of dark stone or limestone, the highest point of this stone chunk has a roundabout shape and is connected to the lookout before the flight of stairs of the old structures. No carvings can be seen on the lookouts having a place with the Anuradhapura early period. The cutting of the lookouts started bit by bit. Hence, after some time, the lookout was enlivened with poonkalas. The lookouts at the…