Samudrasanna Vihara ( Sinhala: 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]
| Galkissa Samudrasanna Vihara | |
|---|---|
ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්රාසන්න විහාරය | |
 Entrance of the image house | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Colombo |
| Province | Western Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Mount-Lavinia, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic coordinates | 06°49′44.1″N 79°51′50.7″E / 6.828917°N 79.864083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Buddhist Temple |
| Completed | 1845[1] |
References
edit- ^ Kesaralal Gunasekara (6 November 2008). "ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්රාසන්න විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Gazette 2008, p. 534.
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