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Added by Jopie, at 06 November 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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15 Reviews
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28 April 2018
Incredibly well.put together museum documenting bhuddism across asia. Artifacts and models from dozens of countriesits a real treasure tucked behind the tooth temple.and included in the ticket cost. Lightly airconditioned as well so a good respite from the heat.
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04 April 2018
Could be interesting for buddhists. Full history of the religion and how it spread over the world.
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28 March 2018
This museum is a very good one explaining all class of Buddhism in the world. If you have bought the ticket for tooth temple, it is free for you to go.
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01 March 2018
I visited the museum during my visit of the tooth temple. The museum is 1000times better than the temple. The different types of Buddhism is explained, the rooms are arranged according to each country - just impressive. I didn't expect it to be that great. Totally worth the price of 500 Rs.
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26 January 2018
For us it was the most interesting museum in Sri Lanka. Nicely maps development of Buddhism and Buddhist culture in different countries.
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04 January 2018
Buddhism is both a religion and a philosophy. Here you find the emphasis on the religious aspects - rituals, myths, miracles, who has what part of the Buddha's body stored where, etc. There are different rooms for different countries/regions where Buddhism is/was important. Some of the exhibits were obviously drafted, or at a minimum vetted by, the partner country. For example, you can be certain the Tibet exhibit (financed by China) does not mention the Dalai Lama despite him being the world's most famous living Buddhist. There are displays in Sinhala and English - although there are typos throughout the English texts. For me, the most interesting part was learning about the influence of Buddhism on Sri Lanka which is an important aspect of life. Worth a visit to learn more although not as interesting as it could be.
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01 December 2017
Very interesting museum. Explains how Buddhism spread to different countries at different times. We spent about 3 hours in there (it was raining really heavily), reading almost everything, but I started getting a little bored towards the end. There are some exhibits which are far more interesting than others.
Some parts of the museum look very dated. Some of the information from room to room was contradictory. A lot of English mistakes, but it wasn't too bad.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. It's worth a visit.response / report this review -
30 November 2017
Great museum, very informative with lots of exhibits! No photos inside and we had to take our shoes off before going in. We spent a few hours in there reading a lot of the information.
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13 September 2017
We really liked this place. Full of info, statues and pictures of Buddah in all the Buddhist countries. How the Buddhism has spread, where and how it developed. I suggested it :)
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09 July 2017
Pretty nice museum, featuring the rise/history of buddhism in 18 different countries. Each country has a room (or part of a room, in some cases) and often the rooms are designed by representatives/organizations from that country–this means that a lot of the info is repeated, but its still a cool place to walk around.
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09 April 2017
Friendly staff able to answer most questions about the various pieces on display.
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25 March 2017
Great place to discover Buddhist culture and sri lankan history.
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28 February 2017
Very Educated museum
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01 December 2016
Good place to observe the Buddhist cultural differences among other countries.
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13 November 2016
Great experience, time was not enough to see this place in detail. But I am satisfied truly.
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