Gadaladeniya Vihara information

Gadaladenyia Vihara
Gadaladenyia Vihara
ගඩලාදෙණිය විහාරය
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.

[Archaeological-1] "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.

[Thabrew-2] Thabrew, W. Vivian (2013). Monuments and Temples of Orthodox Buddhism in India and Sri Lanka. Author House. p. 66. ISBN 9781481795517.

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