HERITAGE RECORD · 561

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

丹布勒金寺

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ45690 ↗

Administrative areaQ787421

WikipediaDambulla cave temple ↗

Chinese Wikipedia丹布勒石窟寺 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

Cultural archive

Record lead

UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis Located in central Sri Lanka, the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple is a living Buddhist site that is focused on a series of five cave shrines.

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