Dambulla sisixeko esikwiphondo eliphakathi leSri Lanka. Itempile yegolide ibekwe apha yeyona nto iphambili kwinxalenye ephambili ye-Ceylon. Itempile i c. BC. ukroliwe etyeni. Uphahla lunemitha engama-30 yemitha. Itempile yiLifa leMesco yeHlabathi. Iipleyiti ezivela etempileni zibonisa ukuba le yeyona bhokisi inkulu kwihlabathi elihleli kwi-PARMMA Chakra-Dharmmacakra.
Ukwenzela ukunqula ii-Shrines kunye nexhoba ukuze babone eyona ingqokelela yemifanekiso eqingqiweyo yeBuddha, esele ikhenkethi kunye nee-pilgrim zivela kwihlabathi liphela.
Umnyango weetempile zomqolomba uxabisa iidola ezili-12.
Ukunyuka kwetempile kunzima kakhulu - ngamanye amaxesha kuya amanyathelo, ke kufuneka ulandele ngononophelo abantwana. Kwaye nakwinkawu leyo. Iinkawu ezininzi. Akukho mfuneko yokuba ubondle, kungenjalo baqala.
Umnyango wetempile unokwenzeka kuphela nge-harefoot, kuba ukhuseleko lwezihlangu kuya kufuneka uhlawule i-15-20 rupees kwimnyango.
Etempileni, ukongeza kwiseti enkulu yokuqokelelwa kwemifanekiso emifanekiso eqingqiweyo yeBuddha, unokuzibona ii-Frescoas zamandulo. Kwenye yemiqolomba emihlanu, itempile yabakhenkethi igcina umbono owodwa: ngokuchasene nemithetho yokutsala amanzi okuhlasela emhlabeni ukusuka ezantsi kuphakama.
Ubunzima ngokwayo ayikukhulu kakhulu, kodwa bagcwele imicoko. Ukutyelelwa kwetempile akulo mde, kodwa itempile yegolide yinto eyimfuneko yokutyelela eSri Lanka.