Back جادالادنيا فيهارا ARZ ガダラデニヤ寺院 Japanese ဂဒလဒေနိယဝိဟာရ Burmese Viara Gadaladeniya Portuguese ගඩලාදෙණිය විහාරය Singhalese
| Gadaladenyia Vihara | |
|---|---|
ගඩලාදෙණිය විහාරය | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Kandy |
| Province | Central Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic coordinates | 07°15′26.3″N 80°33′21.9″E / 7.257306°N 80.556083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ganesvarachari |
| Type | Buddhist Temple |
| Founder | King Bhuvanekabahu IV |
| Completed | 1344 |
Gadaladenyia Vihara (Sinhala: ගඩලාදෙණිය විහාරය) (also known as Saddharmatilaka Vihara or Dharma Kirthi Viharaya) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Pilimathalawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located on Gadaladenyia Road (B116), just up from the Gadaladeniya junction of the Colombo - Kandy Road (A1), approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) to the west of Kandy and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the ancient buddhist temple, Lankatilaka Vihara. It is considered one of the largest rock temples in Sri Lanka.[2]
- ^ "Protected Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ de Thabrew, W. Vivian (2013). Monuments and Temples of Orthodox Buddhism in India and Sri Lanka. Author House. p. 66. ISBN 9781481795517.