Dambulla Cave Temple
Dambulla Cave Temple
Historical Back ground The history of Dambulla goes back to the 1st century AD. There is an inscription above the drip ledge over the second entrance, which says King Saddhatissa (77-59 BC) has donated the caves for the sanga as a dwelling place.
Later, King Walagambahu, after he became the king for the second time he turned it to a Vihara. (A shrine room) Since then, the temple has been considered as a place of refugee. There are records that several kings have visited the place and restored the Historical Back ground The history of Dambulla goes back to the 1st century AD. place. E.g. King Nissnaka Malla (1187 – 1196 AD.), renamed the temple as Rangiri Dambulla after restoration and gold gilding of several Buddha images and the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinaha (1747 – 1782) restored the complex completely made the third cave as an image house and introduced his own statue. It has been famous as a place of refugee. It has become a tradition that many a kings visited the place and had offered or done something as fulfilling a vow. Many chieftains have done some work here in the caves. The last was done in 1921. As a result, Dambulla temple has become one of the important temples among the Buddhists in the country, a place must visit in their life time. The foreigners too like to visit this place to It has unbroken records of historical events until 1848 rebellion against British rule.
Later, King Walagambahu, after he became the king for the second time he turned it to a Vihara. (A shrine room) Since then, the temple has been considered as a place of refugee. There are records that several kings have visited the place and restored the Historical Back ground The history of Dambulla goes back to the 1st century AD. place. E.g. King Nissnaka Malla (1187 – 1196 AD.), renamed the temple as Rangiri Dambulla after restoration and gold gilding of several Buddha images and the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinaha (1747 – 1782) restored the complex completely made the third cave as an image house and introduced his own statue. It has been famous as a place of refugee. It has become a tradition that many a kings visited the place and had offered or done something as fulfilling a vow. Many chieftains have done some work here in the caves. The last was done in 1921. As a result, Dambulla temple has become one of the important temples among the Buddhists in the country, a place must visit in their life time. The foreigners too like to visit this place to It has unbroken records of historical events until 1848 rebellion against British rule.
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