Samudrasanna Vihara

Galkissa Samudrasanna Vihara
ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය
Entrance of the image house
Basic information
Location Mount-Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates 06°49′44.1″N 79°51′50.7″E / 6.828917°N 79.864083°E / 6.828917; 79.864083Coordinates: 06°49′44.1″N 79°51′50.7″E / 6.828917°N 79.864083°E / 6.828917; 79.864083
Affiliation Buddhism
District Colombo
Province Western Province
Heritage designation Archaeological protected monument (6 June 2008)
Architectural description
Architectural type Buddhist Temple
Completed 1845[1]

Samudrasanna Vihara ( Sinhalese: සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Mount-Lavinia in the Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the Templers road junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 6 June 2008 under the government Gazette number 1553.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kesaralal Gunasekara (6 November 2008). "ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Gazette 2008, p. 534.

  • "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1553. 6 June 2008.


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