Aluvihare Rock Temple
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Aluvihare Rock Temple is an ancient Buddhist cave temple complex in Sri Lanka renowned as the site where the Pali Canon was first written down.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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archaeological site ⓘ cave temple complex ⓘ |
| access | located along the Kandy–Jaffna road ⓘ |
| affiliation | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Valagamba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key site in the preservation of Theravada Buddhist scriptures ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
monastic residence
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place of Buddhist worship ⓘ scriptural preservation site ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Buddha statues
NERFINISHED
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Buddhist murals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
painted cave ceilings
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rock inscriptions ⓘ steep rock steps ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bodhi tree
NERFINISHED
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image houses ⓘ series of natural rock caves ⓘ stupa ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Anuradhapura period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfScriptureWritten | Pali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matale District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Aluvihare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | natural rock ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ancient Buddhist cave inscriptions
ⓘ
being the site where the Pali Canon was first written down ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptureWrittenHere |
Pali Canon
NERFINISHED
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Tipitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular pilgrimage site
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tourist attraction in Central Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist rituals
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meditation ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ |
| writingMediumUsed | ola leaves ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Sinhala script ⓘ |
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