Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya in Boralesgamuwa

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  viraj mihiran

  :: 19 April 2018 14:34:58

  This village has become the cynosure of all – Buddhist – non Buddhist, locals and foreigners – because of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya located therein. This temple is considered a place of great sanctity and veneration. And this is mainly due to its sacred Bodhi – tree. Historical records reveal that this Bodhi – tree is one of the 32 saplings that sprang from the sacred Bodhi – tree at Anuradhapura planted in the 3rd century B.C. The 32 saplings were distributed throughout the Island over 2000 years ago, and the one at Bellanwila temple is one of these 32 saplings. The belief in the sanctity of the Bodhi – tree and the temple precincts is so long – cherished and deep – rooted in the minds of the people, it is generally believed that a child who treads the ground under shade of this sacred Bodhi – tree will never fail in life.

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  Stephandel2004

  :: 18 April 2018 23:50:07

  Such a pity one can't take your pet dogs on a leash on this walk but stray dogs run around freely !

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  Thisuni Tantirige

  :: 17 April 2018 16:21:49

  It was a really clean temple but the problem was with the Buddhists that visit here because their dress codes are like dresses with colours of black etc... There is an elephant in here. It seems that recently the head monk had passed away, according to the media, because of this elephant. Whatsoever, this is a good place everyone should visit...

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  Sukumal Harischandra

  :: 22 January 2018 13:45:16

  Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Bellanwila, Colombo. Located near Dehiwala - Maharagama road, the temple attracts thousands of devotees daily and is famous for its annual Esala Perehera festival. This temple considered as one of the most venerated Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka, many devotees flock to worship the sacred Bo tree of Bellanwila Rajamaha Vihara, which is considered to be one of the first offshoots of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Wheelchair accessible entrance available, but no wheelchair accessible parking available. Parking lot is also available. Calm and comforting place. Lot of people come here for religious activities and no one bothers. ජය ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධින්වහන්සේ ලංකාවේ රෝපිත කල අවස්ථාවේ ලංකාවේ සෑම දිශාවකම පැනනැගුනු “අෂ්ඨඵල බෝධින්වහන්සේලා“ ගෙන් 01ක් බෝධින්වහන්සේ නමක් මෙම පන්සලේ පවතින බෝධින්වහන්සේ බවට විශ්වාසය පවති. බොහෝදෙනෙක් තම දුක කරදර, සහ ආශිර්වාද පිණිස බෝධි පූජා කටයුතු වලට පැමිණෙන සුපින්වත් ස්ථානයකි.

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  AJ Wanderlust

  :: 01 January 2018 20:48:04

  A beautiful ancient famous temple famous among the locals. It’s usually always crowded, especially on the poya days. But that adds to the whole spiritual experience you expect out of a place like this. You can buy the required flowers and other items needed to worship right outside the temple gates.