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Buddhist Temples
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| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Attraction |
| Asokaramaya |
Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5. |
N/A |
Beautiful mural paintings. |
| Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya |
Bellanwila. |
717361 |
Recognised seat of learning and beautiful mural paints. |
| Dipaduttaramaya |
159, Kotahena Street, Colombo 13. |
471443 |
Colombo's oldest temple,built in 1806. Murals painted by Burmese monks in 1890. |
| Gothami Viharaya |
Gothami Road, Colombo 8. |
N/A |
Mural paintings by well known artist George Keyt assisted by Manjusri. |
| Issipatanaramaya |
Issipatana Mawatha, Colombo 5. |
586678 |
Beautiful mural paintings. |
| Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya |
13km form Colombo. |
N/A |
One of the 3 places in Sri Lanka visited by Lord Buddha. Facinating wall & ceiling paintings by famous artist Mendis. The annual procession in January is second only to the Kandy precession in spectacle. |
| ParamanadaPurana Viharaya |
29, Paramananda Mawatha, Colombo 13. |
433315 |
Very old temple built in 1806. |
| Vajiraramaya |
14, Vajira Road, Colombo 4. |
584202 |
Highly recognized seat of learning. |
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