Lankatilaka Vihara

Lankatilaka Vihara
ලංකාතිලක විහාරය
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictMahanuwara
ProvinceCentral Province
Location
LocationKandy, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates7°14′02″N 80°33′54″E / 7.23384°N 80.56503°E / 7.23384; 80.56503
Architecture
TypeBuddhist Temple
FounderKing Bhuvanekabahu IV

Lankatilaka Vihara (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Udunuwara of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located on Daulagala road approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Pilimatalawa junction and a few kilometres from the buddhist temple, Gadaladeniya Vihara. It is considered the most magnificent architectural edifice created during the Gampola era.[2]

  1. ^ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Gadaladeniya Vihara: Etched in stone Influenced by Hindu architecture". Sunday Observer. 10 February 2017.