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Ancient · Buddhist · Sri Lanka
Samanabedda cave temple
Uhana, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 7.3431°, 81.6497°
Gautama Buddha (image house)AnuradhapuraCave temple
Sacred since
137 BCE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2nd–1st c. BCE (attributed to Saddha Tissa)
Anuradhapura
History & significance
A cave temple near Uhana on the Ampara–Mahaoya road, traditionally attributed to King Saddha Tissa and now a protected archaeological monument. It retains a Buddha image in its image house and the remains of a ruined stupa.