Hidden gems - Buddhist temples in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka not to miss (Updated January, 2024)

Hidden gems: Buddhist temples in Kilinochchi

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Kilinochchi. This list contains 87 places from Buddhist temple category.

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Within Kilinochchi

Nilwalagala Meditation Centre

Meditation center

👍👍 Beautiful place. A Buddhist monastery. It is developing Buddhist meditation centre.

5.00 (10 reviews) (~249.64 km from centre)

Sanda Asapuwa

Homestay

👍👍 Calm please to meditate and get a peaceful mind 🙏🙏🙏

5.00 (10 reviews) (~220.29 km from centre)

Buddharaja Buddhist Temple Miriswaththa Katana

Buddhist temple

5.00 (9 reviews) (~245.76 km from centre)

Saranankara Sangarāja Museum

Buddhist temple

👍👍 These pictures are from the Welivita Sri Saranankara Museum which is situated in the Malwathu Maha Vihara premises. It is the same temple which Saranankara thero used to live during 18th century. In this little museum, one can see his tools, his writings, and every item he used in his humble little...

5.00 (7 reviews) (~234.22 km from centre)

තපස්සු භල්ලුක මහ සෑය Thapassu Bhalluka Stupa

Buddhist temple

👍👍 ගෞතම සම්මා සම්බුද්ධ ශාසනය තුල ජීවමාන බුදු වරුන්ගේ ප්‍රථම වස්සාන කාලයට ආසන්නව ශ්‍රි ලංකාද්විපයට සර්වඥ කේශ ධාතූන් වහන්සේලා වැඩම වීමට ප්‍රථම ද්‍රෙවාචික උපාසකවරු වන තපස්සු භල්ලුක වෙළඳ දෙබෑයන් ගොඩ බැස්සා වූ අරිසිමල වෙරළ තීරයේ ඉදි වන තපස්සු භල්ලුක මහා සෑය

5.00 (6 reviews) (~82.35 km from centre)

Nihada Arana Meditation Center

Buddhist temple

👍👍 This is not a Business location. Nihada Arana is a Meditation Centre, where any one can vist and participate with otjer Monks and Meditate. Very quite place , where your mind will be at ease...! Highly recommended for the mind relaxing

4.90 (58 reviews) (~243.57 km from centre)

Polgolla Shastraravinda Piriwena

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Buddhist educational centre.

4.90 (33 reviews) (~200.33 km from centre)

Pushparama temple

Buddhist temple

4.90 (29 reviews) (~210.51 km from centre)

Abhayagiriya Buddha Mandiraya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Historical site

4.90 (23 reviews) (~112.72 km from centre)

Wehera Old Buddhist Temple

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Nice temple

4.90 (7 reviews) (~190.54 km from centre)

Abayagiriya Raja Maha Viharaya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 This is second largest stupa in Sri Lanka.It has been built by King Wattagamini Abhaya.Abayagiriya vihara is situated in the sacred city of Anuradhapura , North central province in Sri lanka.🇱🇰 But there is no "Chudamanikya" in the stupa yet.

4.80 (133 reviews) (~112.79 km from centre)

Mahamevnawa Dhammachethiya Buddhist Monastery - Anuradhapura

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Namo Buddhaya!. Visited the place for a B'fast Alms Giving. The facilities even for the devotees are amazing ,adequate wash rooms and bathingfacikity. The kitchen to prepare alms giving is of modern equipment as same as a kitchen in a fivestar hotel.

4.80 (103 reviews) (~113.68 km from centre)

Yapahuva Rajamaha Viharaya

Buddhist temple

4.80 (103 reviews) (~174.66 km from centre)

Sela Cetiya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city ofAnuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This s...

4.80 (78 reviews) (~115.45 km from centre)

Dedigama Soothighara Maha Seya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 kota vehera (also known as Cuthighara/suthighara cetiya) is an ancient stupa located in the villege of Dedigama in kegalle District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reched by traveling along the Nelundeniya - Galapitamada road about 3.5 km distance from the Nelundeniya junctino. This stupa has been bu...

4.80 (65 reviews) (~242.42 km from centre)

The Entrance for the Disabled to the Ruwanwalisaya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Very important to buddhists and buddhists culture .

4.80 (64 reviews) (~114.83 km from centre)

Kohilapokuna Temple - කොහිලපොකුණ විහාරය

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Provide excellent religious service to the area . Has good sunday school . This place is not for wedding photography .

4.80 (60 reviews) (~209.46 km from centre)

Kolambagama Maha Vishnu Devalaya

Buddhist temple

4.80 (53 reviews) (~199.19 km from centre)

Nathagane Aranniya Senasanaya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Great hike enjoyed ❤💪

4.80 (53 reviews) (~202 km from centre)

Buddhist Temple - Kilinochchi Premises, University of Jaffna

Buddhist temple

4.80 (40 reviews) (~6.38 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Buddhist temples in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka