SRI LANKA ~The Golden Buddha statue - Dambulla GoldenTemple - UNESCO~

... Impressing Golden Buddhist statue... Sri Lanka is home to some of the world’s most spectacular Buddhist monuments... the Golden Temple of Dambulla is the spiritual centre for Buddhism... an important location for Buddhist pilgrimages and tourists... Thanks once more Ravindra!!✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

Photo Juergen Schreiber
Dambulla Cave Temple is a monastery and sacred pilgrim site for 22 centuries located in the central part of the island. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple in Sri Lanka.It mainly consists of five cave temples, which contain statues and wall paintings of Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses.

The work of The Golden Buddha (made of concrete & bricks and gold-plated) in Dharma Chakra Mudra posture started in 1998 and was completed in 2001. The statue is located on top of a 3 storey building that houses the museum and ticket counter.

Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a UNESCO WHS since 1991.

Stamps:

The 100th Anniversary of Fort Colombo Railway Station
(Issued 04-10-2017)

Personalized Definitives
(Issued 13-09-2917)