Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
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Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, renowned for its ancient origins, sacred relics, and elaborate religious art and festivals.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important center of Buddhist worship in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
site of major Buddhist processions ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
stone carvings
ⓘ
wall paintings ⓘ wood carvings ⓘ |
| denomination | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival | Duruthu Maha Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | pre-Christian era ⓘ |
| governedBy | Buddhist monastic administration ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Sri Lankan Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bo tree
ⓘ
image house ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ preaching hall ⓘ stupa ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place for Buddhist education
ⓘ
place for meditation ⓘ place for religious observances ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | sacred Buddhist site in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasRelic |
sacred relics of the Buddha
ⓘ
seated Buddha image with sacred relics enshrined ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
highly revered temple in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
nationally important religious monument ⓘ |
| isPlaceOf | pilgrimage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Duruthu Perahera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient origins ⓘ annual religious festivals ⓘ murals ⓘ religious art ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kelaniya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kelani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| reputedToBeVisitedBy | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Buddhist legends
ⓘ
Sri Lankan religious history ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Buddhist devotees
ⓘ
foreign tourists ⓘ local pilgrims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.