Saturday, October 5, 2013

Weherahena temple

          

       Located Purwaramaya Weherahena the Matara in village Weherahena in the Matara area, in the southern province of Sri Lanka. Buddhists and non-Buddhists living in the world in honor of this temple and is very popular among people all over the world.
A huge statue of Buddha is piece.the mastter the great height of the statue is 88 cubits (39 m) is very important in this temple is tunnel shrine.It on 3 km from the city of Matara in the killing - Catarajama the main road, turn left at the intersection and drive meddawatta 1, 1/2 km along the road Yatiyana and turn left at the intersection Weraduwa and can reach the temple. Very beautiful temple. If you go to sri lanka go this temple and see the beautiful of it.

Tunnel Temple

      This is the first tunnel temple is world.This is also a Buddhist temple tables from this shoot OLL tunnel tunnel took different stories of Buddha in his previous births books. This tunnel is 600 feet long, and is divided into six sections built this After excavating a large hill.There was the shrine where the relics of the Buddha is a statue sacred Bo-tree stupa (temple) can be seen on the temple of the tunnel.
The foundation was laid by hon Anagarika Dharmapala devoted Buddhist monk on 05th of march 1939 and the 88 cubits long Buddha statue was contructed.This contruction was completed in 1976.

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