Lewella
Lewella (meaning "blood sand") is a village and northeastern suburb of Kandy, in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It contains the Buddhist Lewella Meditation Centre, as well as a center for the Jesuits. The Mahaweli River flows on the eastern side, with a small bridge along Sirimalwatta Road, known as Lewella Suspension Bridge, leading across the river to the east.
Lewella can also be seen spelled as "Le Wella," meaning "bloody beach" due to a massacre in the area from the first major British invasion in the 1800s.
Degaldoruwa temple is a historic Buddhist temple well known for cave paintings situated near Lewella.
See also
References
- ^ Senanayake, U.W. (11 October 2011). Born to Endure. Xlibris Corporation. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4653-0513-8.
- ^ Dhammika, Shravasti (2008). Sacred Island: A Buddhist Pilgrim's Guide to Sri Lanka. Buddhist Publication Society. p. 29. ISBN 978-955-24-0271-5.
- ^ Gibbs, Philip (1 January 1996). The Word in the Third World: Divine Revelation in the Theology of Jean-Marc Ela, Aloysius Pieris and Gustavo Gutiérrez. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. p. 167. ISBN 978-88-7652-697-8.
- ^ Frey, Elke; Lemmer, Gerhard; Namasivayam, Jayanthi (2001). Sri Lanka. Nelles. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-88618-229-9.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Heroic Freedom Struggles of 1818 and 1848 – Part 2 - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters". www.indepthnews.net. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Degaldoruwa Temple | Visiting places in Kandy | degaldoruwa Viharaya". infolanka. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "A Visit to Degaldoruwa Temple | Experiences in Kandy | SriLankaInStyle". www.srilankainstyle.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
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