Lewella

Lewella
Village
Lewella
Coordinates: LK 7°18′N 80°39′E / 7.300°N 80.650°E / 7.300; 80.650
Country  Sri Lanka
Province Central Province
District Kandy District
Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

Lewella (the name means "blood sand"[1]) is a village and northeastern suburb of Kandy, in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It contains the Buddhist Lewella Meditation Centre,[2] and a centre for the Jesuits.[3] The Mahaveli River flows on the eastern side; a small bridge along Sirimalwatta Road, known as Lewella Suspension Bridge,[4] leads across the river to the east.

See also

References

  1. Senanayake, U.W. (11 October 2011). Born to Endure. Xlibris Corporation. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4653-0513-8.
  2. Dhammika, Shravasti (2008). Sacred Island: A Buddhist Pilgrim's Guide to Sri Lanka. Buddhist Publication Society. p. 29. ISBN 978-955-24-0271-5.
  3. Gibbs, Philip (1 January 1996). The Word in the Third World: Divine Revelation in the Theology of Jean-Marc Ela, Aloysius Pieris and Gustavo Gutiérrez. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. p. 167. ISBN 978-88-7652-697-8.
  4. Frey, Elke; Lemmer, Gerhard; Namasivayam, Jayanthi (2001). Sri Lanka. Nelles. p. 210. ISBN 978-3-88618-229-9.

Coordinates: 7°18′N 80°39′E / 7.300°N 80.650°E / 7.300; 80.650

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