Kinihirikanda Raja maha viharaya

Sri Lanka / Matale / Sigiriya /
 temple, archaeological site
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Kinihiri mountain standing 550 feet tall has a series of 24 caves called the “second Dambulla” by the people. Evidence indicates that there are 24 other mountain caves that had been walled in and set a part for mediation purposes of Bhikkus, aspiring to a higher form of Bhikkus (“yogavachari”). The carving of the water tanks (Katarama) indicates a close affinity to those at Aluvihare in Matale and also to Dambulla a series of five caves, which indicates that these water tanks had been carved in the reign of king Walagambahu in 88 B.C. and were later renovated.
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Coordinates:   8°3'15"N   80°38'2"E
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