Malwatu Chapter Monastery
Malwatu Chapter Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Malwatta, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Central Province which is located on Sangaraja Mawatha,. Malwatu Chapter Monastery is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Thibbatuwawa Temple, as well as near the place of worship Sirimalwatta Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Malwathu Maha Viharaya.
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Buddhist temple
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is situated 370 metres north of Malwatu Chapter Monastery.
Malwathu Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malwathu Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Malwatta chapter of Siyam Nikaya and one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.
National Museum of Kandy
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Kandy in Kandy, Sri Lanka is located next to the Temple of the Tooth in part of the former Royal Palace of Kandy. The primary exhibits are housed in the Palle Vahala building, which was the former home of the King's harem. National Museum of Kandy is situated 370 metres north of Malwatu Chapter Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandy and Mahaiyawa.
Kandy
Kandy is in the centre of Sri Lanka 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Asgiriya
Suburb
Asgiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. There is a village named Asgiriya in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in Western Province.
Malwatu Chapter Monastery
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Address: 10 Sangaraja Mawatha,, Kandy, 20000
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Malwatta, Kandy and Four Gravets Gangawata Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.29026° or 7° 17′ 25″ northLongitude
80.64091° or 80° 38′ 27″ eastLevels
2Open location code
6MV27JRR+49OpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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