KOTIYAGALA VIHARA CAVE TEMPLE
6.800000,81.500000
Description
A so-called cave temple which may consist of a modified natural rock shelter or a true cave used as a temple cave, contains a statue of the recumbent (reclining) Buddha and paintings (rock art): The cave roof and walls must once have been fully covered with paintings. Much evidence of them remains --elephants gambolling among lotus and olu flowers, horses, hares, serpents, swans, parrots, buffaloes, and female figures similar to those of Sigiriya (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?; 1983: 350). SITUATION (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 350): Apparently in the province of Uva and accessible by a six-mile walk (10 km without orientation) simply through jungle from a place called Kotiyagala (note 1), which itself is said to lie some 12.5 miles (about 20 km without orientation) on the road to a place called Wattegama (note 2) that is reached from the Wellawaya - Pottuvil road (note 3) via a turn off at the 174th mile on the Wellawaya - Pottuvil road (note 4).A so-called cave temple which may consist of a modified natural rock shelter or a true cave used as a temple cave, contains a statue of the recumbent (reclining) Buddha and paintings (rock art): The cave roof and walls must once have been fully covered with paintings. Much evidence of them remains --elephants gambolling among lotus and olu flowers, horses, hares, serpents, swans, parrots, buffaloes, and female figures similar to those of Sigiriya (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?; 1983: 350). SITUATION (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1983: 350): Apparently in the province of Uva and accessible by a six-mile walk (10 km without orientation) simply through jungle from a place called Kotiyagala (note 1), which itself is said to lie some 12.5 miles (about 20 km without orientation) on the road to a place called Wattegama (note 2) that is reached from the Wellawaya - Pottuvil road (note 3) via a turn off at the 174th mile on the Wellawaya - Pottuvil road (note 4).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Ceylon Traveller 1974, 1983.
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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13.0 | KIWULEYA ROCK CAVE | ||
14.9 | ALU LENA, Okkampitiya | ||
16.7 | ALU GALGE, Siyambalanduwa | ||
18.4 | BUDUGALGE, Okkampitiya | ||
21.1 | DIULANAGODA CAVE 1 | ||
21.1 | DIULANAGODA CAVE 2 | ||
22.5 | HULANUGE CAVE | ||
23.1 | Habessa Rock Cave | ||
23.5 | VIHAREGALA CAVE |