Aluvihara Cave Temple

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Located in Matale

Aluvihara Cave Temple is a set of cave temples in between huge boulders. Aluvihara plays a significant role in the history of Buddhism, since it was here that the most important set of Theravada Buddhist scriptures, the Tripitaka, or “Three Baskets”, were first committed to writing.

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