Nissaraṇa Forest Monastery
Nissaraṇa Vanaya is a meditation monastery in Sri Lanka. It is located in Mitirigala in the Western Province close to the town of Kirindiwela.- Email: nissaranavanaya@gmail.com
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Theravada
- Description: Theravāda monastery in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Meethirigala Nissarana Wanaya Aranya”, “Nissaraṇa Monastery”, “Nissarana Vanaya”, and “Nissaraṇa Vanaya”
- Postal code: 11742
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avissawella and Kirindiwela.
Avissawella
Town
Avissawella is a township in Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council, situated on the A4 route from Colombo to Ratnapura, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, approximately 40 km air distance and 48.1 km road distance from east of capital Colombo. Avissawella is situated 7 km southeast of Nissaraṇa Forest Monastery.
Kirindiwela
Town
Kirindiwela is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is the main administrative centre for the "Dompe" electorate in Gampaha district. The postal code of Kirindiwela is 11730. Kirindiwela is situated 7 km northwest of Nissaraṇa Forest Monastery.
Nissaraṇa Forest Monastery
- Categories: vihara, hermitage, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Meethirigala, Dompe Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.99749° or 6° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
80.17262° or 80° 10′ 21″ eastOpen location code
6MR2X5WF+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1571683688OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravadaWikidata ID
Q17051454
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Nissaraṇa Forest Monastery” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monasteryong Lasang Nissërënë”
- Cebuano: “Monasteryong Nissërënë”
- Danish: “Nissaraṇa Kloster”
- Danish: “Nissaraṇa Skovskloster”
- French: “monastère forestier Nissaraṇa”
- French: “monastère Nissaraṇa”
- French: “Monastère Nissaraṇa”
- German: “Waldkloster Nissaraṇa”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Hutan Nissaraṇa”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Nissaraṇa”
- Kinaray-A: “Monasteryo Nissërënë”
- Kinaray-A: “Monasteryo Talon Nissërënë”
- Latin: “Monastērium Nissaraṇa”
- Latin: “Monastērium Silvāticum Nissaraṇa”
- Malay: “Biara Hutan Nissaraṇa”
- Malay: “Biara Nissaraṇa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nissaraṇa kloster”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nissaraṇa skogskloster”
- Pali: “𑀦𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀭𑀡”
- Pampanga: “Monasteriung Nissarana”
- Pampanga: “Monasteriung Púlung Nissarana”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Nissaraṇa”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Selvático Nissaraṇa”
- Tagalog: “Monasteryong Gubat Nissërënë”
- Tagalog: “Monasteryong Nissërënë”
- Venetian: “Monastièr Forestale Nissaraṇa”
- Venetian: “Monastièr Nissaraṇa”
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