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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 28 July 2013 Page Views: 3996

Multi-periodSite Name: Mihintale Temple
Country: Sri Lanka Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Mihintale
Latitude: 8.351470N Longitude: 80.515483E
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

5 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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PAB visited on 1st Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3

**Mihintale Temple** submitted by PAB : Mihintale Temple - this peak is revered as being the place where Buddhism was 'born' in Sri Lanka with the King becoming a Buddhist in 247 B.C. With the handrail too hot to touch barehanded, and the ground almost at scorching point (and, as at most such sites, no shoes allowed!), it was a memorable climb, but worth doing. Peter Boyle / March 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ancient buddhist temple and monastery in Sri Lanka.

Ancient buddhist temple and monastery of the 3rd century BCE on a hill (Missaka Pabbata). The 5th century CE was the golden age of the monastery almost 2000 monks were living there.
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