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Lankatilaka Vihara

1344 · 14th century

Lankatilaka is a Buddhist temple near Kandy in central Sri Lanka, built in 1344 under King Bhuvanaikabahu IV of Gampola. Standing on a rock outcrop, its tall brick image house blends Sinhalese and south Indian styles and contains a large seated Buddha.

Lankatilaka Vihara — Image: BluesyPete · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Gampola

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lankatilaka Vihara. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lankatilaka-vihara
MLA: “Lankatilaka Vihara.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lankatilaka-vihara. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Lankatilaka Vihara.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lankatilaka-vihara.
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