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Early modern · Buddhist · Sri Lanka

Samudrasanna Vihara

Mount Lavinia, Colombo District, Western Province · 6.8289°, 79.8641°

Gautama BuddhaUndetermined
Sacred since
1845 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 1845
Undetermined

History & significance

A Buddhist temple at Mount Lavinia on the coast south of Colombo, completed in 1845. The Sri Lankan government declared it an archaeological protected site on 6 June 2008.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined