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Matale is between Kandy and Dambulla on the A-9 road. Matale is a relatively
small town, but you get almost all the facilities as any other town like
Kandy or Kurunegala. Accommodation facilities are not much, since most
of the visitors stay in Kandy or Dambulla.
Aluvihara
Cave Temple
Located a short distance from Matale town, Aluvihara signifies the greatest
single event since Buddha’s expiration (Parinibbana). It was here
that the Tripitaka (Scriptures) were committed to writing in the 1st century
BC, during the reign of King Walagamba. Tripitaka consists of three Pitakas,
namely:
The Vinaya Pitaka (which consists of
rules governing the conduct of the monks and nuns and the regulations
pertaining to the internal affairs of the Sangha, the monastic order).
The Sutta Pitaka (the records of the
Buddha’s sermons and discussions and other literary documents).
The Abhidhamma Pitaka (a collection
of seven treatises which are the fundamental principles of the Suttas,
in accordance with detailed psychological analyses).
You can see Ola books, styluses used for writing on Ola
leaves, rock carvings and many Buddha statues.
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