boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Gal Vihara (Sinhala: ගල් විහාරය, lit. 'rock monastery'), and known originally as...

Vihāra Vihāra generally refers to a Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery for Buddhist renunciates, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. The concept is...

goal was to reorganize, reform and unify the Sangha. An inscription at Gal Vihara states that with Mahākassapa's advice, the council expelled hundreds of...

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Thanthirimale Thuparamaya Vessagiri Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara, Dimbulagala Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa Hatadage, Polonnaruwa Medirigiriya Vatadage, Medirigiriya...

succession war, he sent him to Sri Lanka. The party left from Vedasagiri vihara, believed to be modern-day Sanchi. Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa, the chronicles...

in Ipoh, Perak Wat Phothivihan in Tumpat, Kelantan Sri Lanka: Dambulla Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa (12th century) Tajikistan: Buddha in Nirvana of Ajina-Tepa...

marshy land. It has the main features of a Vihara (temple), the Cetiya (Pagada) the Bodhitree, the Vihara Mandiraya, the Seema malaka (assembly hall for...

Buddha, 5th century CE. Seated Buddha, Gupta period. Seated Buddha at Gal Vihara, Sri Lanka. Chinese Stele with Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas, Wei period...

documented in 3D: Gal Vihara; Kiri Vihera; Lankatilaka Vihara and the Quadrangle (Hatadage; Atadage; Recumbent-house; Chapter House; Gal Pota; Satmahal Prasada;...

Tank cascade system Parakrama Samudra Sites Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara Gal Vihara Hatadage Jetavanaramaya Nissanka Latha Mandapaya Polonnaruwa Vatadage...

constructed a vihara and 68 caves for the bhikkhus to reside in. At Mihintale there gradually grew a number of Buddhist monasteries or viharas with all the...

who came to ancient capital of Kotte kingdom as well as Kotte Raja Maha Vihara. The building has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological...

republic of Kalinga and a king named Pandu. Legend states the Abhayagiri vihāra was first appointed custodianship of the relic when it was brought to the...

the King also built a separate house for Sangamitta known as 'Hathalakha-Vihara' acceding to the request of the nuns to reside in a secluded place where...

The seated image of Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, 12th century, which depicts the dhyana mudra, shows signs of Mahayana influence....

pillaging and agreed to build a vihara on the grounds of Mahavihara. The Mahavamsa quotes the king: "We will make the vihara to be dwelt in yet again; forgive...

constructed with brick walls, granite window openings, and ceilings. The Gal vihara, Polonnaruwa and the cave temples of Dambulla were initially constructed...

throughout the Angkor for centuries.[citation needed] Buddha statues in Gal Vihara Seven storeyed Satmahal Prasada Moonstone of Polonnaruwa Parakrama Samudra...

2009. Bandaranayake, S. D. (1974). Sinhalese Monastic Architecture: The Viharas of Anuradhapura - Senake Bandaranayake - Google Books. ISBN 9004039929...

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara Sculpture Buduruvagala Samadhi Statue Toluvila statue Avukana Buddha statue Gal Vihara Maligawila Buddha statue Reswehera...

Muwangala Raja Maha Vihara, also known as Digamadulle Purana Raja Maha Vihara, (Sinhala: මුවංගල රජ මහා විහාරය හෝ දිගාමඩුල්ලේ පුරාණ රජ මහා විහාරය) is an...

constructed with brick walls, granite window openings, and ceilings. The Gal vihara, Polonnaruwa and the cave temples of Dambulla were initially constructed...

(301-328) and handed over the tooth relic. The king enshrined it in Meghagiri Vihara (present day Isurumuniya) in Anuradhapura. Safeguarding the relic was the...

hemispherical dome surmounted with a spire (kota). Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara in Mahiyangana, Uva Province is regarded as the first stupa of ancient Sri...

Magama. Somawathiya is therefore much older than Ruwanwelisaya, Mirisawetiya Vihara or Jetavanaramaya. The stupa is named after Princess Somawathi, the sister...

Kotte Raja Maha Vihara ( Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රජ මහා විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka...

statue and an Anuradhapura era-gold plated Buddha statue. According to Ridi vihara asna, a chronicle, the latter was brought down from India. Other statues:...

after being ordained by the Neyyadhamma Munivara Sangharaja of Ratnapunna Vihara in Burma. It was one of three Sri Lankan orthodox Buddhist monastic orders...