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
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictColombo
ProvinceWestern Province
Location
LocationMount-Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates06°49′44.1″N 79°51′50.7″E / 6.828917°N 79.864083°E / 6.828917; 79.864083
Architecture
TypeBuddhist Temple
Completed1845[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kesaralal Gunasekara (6 November 2008). "ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ Gazette 2008, p. 534.
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