Name: Wewrukannala Buduraja Maha Viharaya
Address: Beliatta Rd, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 72 543 0099

Wewrukannala Buduraja Maha Viharaya is a place of worship, located at Beliatta Rd, Dikwella, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 72 543 0099 for more detailed information.

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Beliatta Rd, Dikwella

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Anonymous

30 April 2018

Wewurukannala Vihara is most famous for a gargantuan seated Buddha waiting to greet devout pilgrims, but the temple’s most wonderfully unexpected (and unsettling) feature lies somewhere along the way.

The temple is divided into three parts, the oldest of which dates back to the 18th-century reign of King Rajadhi and has a more modest Buddha worked into the structure’s outward-facing architecture. The second element, the giant Buddha statue, was constructed in the 1960s when a penchant for larger-than-life roadside attractions took the world by storm. At 160 feet tall, it literally and figuratively rises above the quagmires of earthly life. Which leads to the third, most overlooked, aspect of Wewurukannala Vihara: in order to meet the big Buddha up-close, visitors must first navigate the Tunnel of Hell.

Down in the tunnel, life-sized models illustrate what will happen should one succumb to all those earthly temptations lining the path to enlightement. It is Buddhist Hell made tangible, played out in cartoonish horror before visitors’ eyes. Highlights include immersion in boiling cauldrons, disembowelment, and sinners being hacked to pieces by human-like demons with fangs.
Anonymous

23 April 2018

At least they have a big statue of Buddha xx
Anonymous

15 March 2018

Very famous because of the great Buddha statue. There a stair case to climb the top of statue and its opened 8am-5pm. the paints of Jathaka Katha(stories of Buddhas early lives) are drawn on the inner walls of the statue like comics. There is also a outline of the hell created as said in Bhuddhist literature. They shows what are the sins we do and punishments we get because of those sins
Anonymous

10 March 2018

15 miles east of Matara is the town of Dikwella, where there is one of the most amazing Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. The Wewurukannala Vihara temple is dominated by an image of a seated Buddha. It is 160ft high, the largest statue in all of Sri Lanka and dates back to the time of King Rajadhi (1782 – 1798).
Also there is a tv channel called DAMSATHARA TV.
Anonymous

24 February 2018

One of the most valuable , famous and historical buddhist temple in sri lanka.
Anonymous

21 February 2018

We were the only white tourists there when we went. We are not Buddhist, but respect the culture and it was really nice to experience it. Highly recommend if you are curious at all about Buddhist culture.
Anonymous

18 December 2017

This is a one of the most known Buddhist temple in southern province of Sri Lanka. Here you can find the tallest Buddha statue of South Asia.
Anonymous

17 December 2017

Buddhist temple.have the tallest sitting Buddha statue in south asia.also have a oldest mechanical watch in the musiam.
Anonymous

11 December 2017

An ideal place to visit and get understanding what we do and what we don't in our whole life ..Historical and traditional place in down south ..
Anonymous

06 September 2017

The giant Buddha statue was constructed in the 1960sand the most impressive is the large clock which has been built by a local craftsman called W. Elaris De Silva in 1926 and purchased by the monk in 1928 for Rs. 3000 and donated to the temple. This colck is working even today and rings at thewawa time at the temple.
Anonymous

31 August 2017

Great ancient temple with a huge Buddha's statue..many paintings related to religion are therean ancient museum with marvellous old clock can be seen
Anonymous

10 August 2017

Ancient temple of Wawurukannala (වැවුරුකන්නල බුදුරජ මහා විහාරය). There is a 150 foot tall statue of Lord Buddha in the temple.
Anonymous

17 July 2017

Beautiful ancient temple. There is a "hell" which consists of some statues and good paints.Lord Buddha statue and "stupa" are wonderful creations in this temple. This temple famous with tourists and Srilankans.
Anonymous

27 April 2017

Very beautiful and old temple complex.
Entrance Free and you should spend few hours there to enjoy the calm and quite environment. Visiting there during morning, evening or night before the midnight is recommended.
Anonymous

18 April 2017

Try to find the historical value of this place. Check the ancient paintings and sculptures.
Anonymous

01 April 2017

This one is the most historical and beautyful temple I have seen
Anonymous

04 January 2017

Wewurukannala Vihara temple is dominated by an image of a seated Buddha. It is 160ft high, the largest statue in all of Sri Lanka and dates back to the time of King Rajadhi (1782 - 1798). The temple has three parts, the oldest being about 250 years old
Anonymous

05 December 2016

A nice temple where you don't have to pay a entrance fee. There is a lot of history. I visited this place with a local friend and he told me about the temple and the school next to it quite a lot.