Asokaramaya is a Buddhist temple in the south of Colombo city. Asoka is both a tree name and a temple that was built to commemorate the Ayuth sent his son to Sri Lanka to promote the Buddha's law. The Bodhi tree brought from Bodhigaya has long grown into a towering ancient tree with many branches. . There are Buddhist footprints, beautiful murals and Buddha statues in the temple, and the style is unique. (Repaired after the damage, the decorative murals on the top of the ring are new) Please take off your shoes and hats when you enter the tour, and shooting is not prohibited inside. I met the white-clad administrator grandfather, specially opened the cabin around the porch to introduce me to the story of Buddha statues and sculptures, thank you Google Maps for accurate positioning, you can navigate to
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Asokaramaya is a Buddhist temple in the south of Colombo city. Asoka is both a tree name and a temple that was built to commemorate the Ayuth sent his son to Sri Lanka to promote the Buddha's law. The Bodhi tree brought from Bodhigaya has long grown into a towering ancient tree with many branches. . There are Buddhist footprints, beautiful murals and Buddha statues in the temple, and the style is unique. (Repaired after the damage, the decorative murals on the top of the ring are new) Please take off your shoes and hats when you enter the tour, and shooting is not prohibited inside. I met the white-clad administrator grandfather, specially opened the cabin around the porch to introduce me to the story of Buddha statues and sculptures, thank you Google Maps for accurate positioning, you can navigate to
The Azugaramaya Temple is located in the south city of Colombo, in memory of the Indian Peacock Dynasty, the Ayuth king sent his son Morveda to Sri Lanka to promote Buddhism. The temple is a modern building built with Chinese assistance and Chinese tourists come here to see it. The temple has a variety of different postures and sizes of Buddha Sakyamuni statues, colorful, mainly red tone, Buddha statues are crowded, obviously with Indian style, indicating the mutual influence of local Buddhism and Hinduism. Many locals come to the temple to worship Buddha with flowers.
The temple has the main temple, white tower and bodhi tree, etc. The main temple is divided into several floors, there are several rooms on the outermost side, respectively, there are sculptures such as the king seeking Buddha teeth, lifelike. The inner hall corridor is full of murals, the innermost layer has Buddha and the disciples, roaming into the temple of Buddhist art. Very worth a visit. When we went there were few people, the old man who took care of the monastery opened the locked room for us.
Abu Jaramaya Temple, a famous Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, was built to commemorate the Indian Peacock Dynasty Ayu King to Sri Lanka to promote Buddhism. The temple is magnificent and has a variety of different postures of Sakyamuni statues, scarlet green, colorful, with typical Indian artistic characteristics. Because there are also glass-covered footprints of Sakyamuni in the temple, the incense is full, and the faithful are like clouds.
Locals are not charged for entry, and foreigners need 200 rupees. Sri Lanka's famous Buddhist temple, the temple is magnificent, with various gestures of Buddha Sakyamuni, with typical Indian artistic beauty, here is to commemorate the Indian Peacock Dynasty Ayuth. The most fascinating of the Azukaramaya Temple is the Buddhist murals, exquisite and recreated the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.