ガダラデニヤ ヴィハーラ ෴ ගඩලාදෙණිය විහාරය

スリランカのガダラデニヤ寺院は、キャンディ地区のディガラの岩の上に建てられた古い修道院です。壁に刻まれた碑文によると、この寺院は西暦 1344 年にブワネカバグ 4 世王によって建てられました。この寺院は、南インドの建築家ガネスヴァラチャリによって、南インドの建築に似たデザインで設計されました。

ガダラデニヤ寺院のハイライト:

  • 本堂にはマカラ トーラナ(龍のアーチ) の下に大きな仏陀坐像 1 体と立像 4 体が安置されています。
  • 主要な仏陀坐像は、岩で作られ、漆喰が塗られ、金が塗られたと考えられています。
  • マカラ トーラナは神々と天体で装飾されています。
  • 壁や柱にはすべて、象、踊り子、その他の人物が本物の南インド様式で彫刻されています。
  • ドーム内の部屋にはポルトガル人によって破壊された仏像があります。
  • 本殿の隣の神社はヴィシュヌ神を祀っており、ヴィシュヌ寺院の隣にはパラクラマバグ 5 世王によって岩盤の上に建てられた大きな仏塔があります。
  • この大きな主仏塔には 4 本の柱で屋根が覆われており、4 つの小さな仏塔が 4 つの方位に沿って環状に配置されています。各小段には神室と花台が設置されています。この建造物は、インドラ神の宮殿にちなんで名付けられたヴィジャヨートパヤ、またはヴィジャヤンタ プラサナとして知られています。
  • この寺院は数世紀にわたって放置された後、1700 年代にヴィラパラクラマ ナレンドラシンハ王によって仏教僧侶に引き渡され、それ以来、僧院として存続しています。
  • 壁の碑文によれば、この寺院は元々はダルマ ケルティ ヴィハーラとして知られており、その寺院がある同じ名前の村にちなんでガダラデニヤ ドゥルという名前が付けられただけでした。
  • ガダラデニヤの別名は「サダルマティラケ」と「サダルマランカラヤ」です。

About Kandy District

Kandy district is situated in the centrel province of Sri Lanka. One of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka, Kandy was once home to the Kandyan Kings of yore in the 16th-century and a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka, because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or "Temple of the Tooth" is located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

The Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5 km to the west of the city centre at Peradeniya and is visited by 1.2 million people per year. It is the largest botanical garden on the island. The Udawatta Kele (Udawatta Forest) is a protected sanctuary situated in the heart of the city, just north of Temple of the Tooth.

Kandy is a Sinhala majority city; there are sizeable communities belonging to other ethnic groups, such as Moors and Tamils. Kandy is second only to Colombo the center of the Sri Lankan Economy. Many major co operations have large branch officers in Kandy and many industries include textiles, furniture, Information Technology and jewellery are found here. Many agriculture research centers are located in the city.

And a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka , because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Toothis located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

About Central Provincce

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.