Sri Lanka Dambulla, Golden Temple2

1. Dambulla Golden Temple 2

2. Templul de Aur de la Dambullaeste o mănăstire rupestră la care se ajunge pe drumul care urcă de la clădirea care are deasupra statuia aurie de 30 de metri Mănăstirea, care funcţionează şi acum, are cinci grote sanctuar, complet decorate cu picturi murale (peste 2100 m²), care conţin 157 de statui În zonă sunt peste 80 de grote The Dambulla temple has five caves and 157 statues of the Lord Buddha, many paintings on the ceilings and walls that emphasis the artistic talent of ancient days. The history of the caves, rock and temple dates from the 1st century BC. Because of the history, archaeological and artistic implications, the premises were declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1991. The temple has been in use for over 22 centuries and still holds a sense of benevolence and spirituality

4. Frangipani (Plumeria)

6. De peste 2000 de ani Dambulla este unul dintre cele mai importante locuri de pelerinaj din insulă The tradition has it that some of the caves were excavated by king VattagamaniAbhaya in the first century B. C. It can be surmised that this king and his successors, in benefaction to this place had to enlarge and smoothen the caves, and cut the drip-ledge (katarama) along the rock to protect the caves from rain water.

9. Ca în orice templu şi aici se intră desculţ (şi fără pălărie) At the entrance, we were obliged to put off our shoes and put them to the “Shoes Care Service” for a fee. If you left your shoes just anywhere, you would risk them to be stolen by some monkey

11. Istoria săpată în piatră

12. Copacul sfânt Bo şi steagurile de rugăciuneA 300 years old Banyan Tree

14. Prima grotă Devaraja Vihara (Templul regelui divin) adăposteşte un Bouddhaculcat de 14m lungime, sculptat în stâncă în secolul I î.C. Cave No. l is called Dev-Raja-viharaya (temple of the King of Gods). It is believed that this cave is so called, because the god Sakka (King of Gods) gave the finishing touches to the principal image of this cave. This image, depicting the parinibbana (the last moment) of the Buddha in the typical style is about forty seven feet in length

17. Buddha este reprezentat mort (tălpile sunt uşor decalate) şi ajuns în Nirvana. Statuia a fost repoleită cu aur în sec XIl La picioarele lui Buddha este Ananda, cel mai devotat dintre discipolii săi The cave contains, another five images of which the standing one at the southern end of the room is supposed to be that of ArhatAnanda, the immediate disciple of Buddha, weeping at the death of his master. Although there are wall and ceiling paintings in this cave, these can hardly be seen as a result of damage done by the incense burnt by devotees.

19. Fresca a fost realizată în sec XVIII

20. La capul statuii lui Buddha este un altar pentru Vishnu (se spune că Vishnu cu puterea-i divină a creat grotele) At the northern corner of the cave, opposite the face of the principal image, there is a statue, of Visnu, (some scholars believe that this is of Upulvan, one of the four guardian deities of Sri Lanka), which is a well executed

24. Ofranda de nuci de cocosadusă din templueste dusă la o lespede de piatră

27. Fotografii: ♦ Sanda Foişoreanu ♦ Nicoleta Leu ♦ Lucia Buzdugan Prezentare: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda Fond muzical: Metta Song in Pali