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Kelaniya Temple, near Colombo

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:16:44Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:16:44Z
dc.identifierANUA 682-3625
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-37
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/196008
dc.descriptionAccording to tradition, the Buddha came three times to Ceylon and on the third visit, accompanied by 500 Arahats, he came to Kelaniya. It has become one of the leading shrines in Theravada Buddhism and is now the headquarters of one of the strongest sects in Ceylon. References to Kelaniya have been made in the chronicles since 300 B.C. This picture shows the main temple, with the edge of the great dagoba showing on the right, and the Bodhi tree, from a shoot of the original tree in Buddhagaya, on the left.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.subjectSri Lanka: Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, Dambulla, Kandy, Kelaniya Temple
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleKelaniya Temple, near Colombo
dc.typeImage
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:16:44Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
CollectionsArthur Llewellyn Basham

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