UDambulla uyidolobha elisesifundazweni esiseCentral of Sri Lanka. Ithempeli legolide elitholakala nalapha ukukhanga okuyinhloko kwengxenye esemqoka ye-ceylon. Ithempeli i c. BC. eqoshwe edwaleni. Uphahla lune-buddha yamamitha angama-30. Ithempeli liyifa lomhlaba we-UNESCO. Amapuleti asethempelini akhombisa ukuthi le nguBuddha enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni ohleli endaweni ye-Dhamma Chakra - Dharmachakra.
Ukuze sikhonze izindawo zokuphahlazeka kanye nesisulu ukubona ukuqoqwa okukhulu kwezithombe zeBuddha, esevele izivakashi kanye nabahambi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba.
Ukungena kwethempeli lomhume kubiza amadola ayi-12.
Ukukhuphuka kwethempeli kuyinkimbinkimbi impela - kwesinye isikhathi izinyathelo ezixakile, ngakho-ke udinga ukulandela izingane ngokucophelela. Futhi ngisho nasenkawu. Izinkawu eziningi. Akudingekile ukondla, ngaphandle kwalokho baqala.
Ukungena kwethempeli kungenzeka kuphela ngabangenazicucu, ngoba ukuphepha kwezicathulo kuzodingeka bakhokhe ama-rupees angu-15-20 emnyango.
Ethempelini, ngaphezu kwesethi enkulu yamaqoqo ezifanekitshezwe zeBuddha, ungabona amaFrescoes asendulo. Komunye wemihume emihlanu, ithempeli labavakashi likubukela umbukwane oyingqayizivele: Ngokuphikisana nemithetho yamanzi ahehayo emhlabeni avela phansi.
I-Complex ngokwayo ayiyi enkulu, kepha igcwele izinto ezikhangayo. Ukuvakashela ethempelini akude, kepha ithempeli legolide yinto edingekayo ukuvakashela eSri Lanka.