Kundasale Vihara

A crystal image from the Palace Collection

A detail from one of the carved ivory covers for ancient palm-leaf suttas

A carved wooden panel from the Royal Palace

You can estimate the size of this beautiful beast from the chairs between which he stands.

A seat for a conference call or a chatroom?

The main image.
This image is old, but the murals on the walls are modern.

When the Bodhisatta was born as Sumedho, he fell at the feet of Buddha Dipankara and made the aspiration to become a Buddha.

Once, to escape from quarreling monks, Buddha stayed in the forest, where a monkey brought him honey, and an elephant brought him water.

An ornament on one of the doors

Sunday School

Even the hallways are classrooms.

A design on the floor, made from broken porcelain, including Chinese and Dutch.

A very old Bodhi Tree

The cetiya, built about fifty years ago.

The vihara is on the bank of the Mahaveli River.

A jak fruit tree, particularly favored by the king.