Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Amazing Golden Caves of Dambulla | Buddha Tooth Relic Kandy | Lanka Kand 07
115 km from the Capital of Srilanka,
Colombo, at the height of 500 mt from sea level
there is this Beautiful and cool City
Kandy
Surrounded by Tea Gardens
It's also a Cultural Capital of Sri Lanka
Episode 7
We are basically in Central Sri Lanka
It's also called Highlands
Because there are mid-range mountains
whose height
goes up to 2800 mt
wow, this looks
so amazing, this is decon hill hostel
where we are staying at Rs. 500 per head
Climate is too
Romantic
Kandy engrossed in clouds looks spectacular and when it
plays with Sun, is highly unpredictable
Arjun takes care of
us here
and makes sure we are at ease
Arjun is basically Tamilian
In Sri Lanka there are Sinhalese, there are Tamilians
If you know Tamil then well and good
if know Sinhalese, too good
or you must know English otherwise
In Samosa, in place of veg, you will get Egg inside
Yesterday there was Egg in the Samosa I took
And Arjun served me Chutney(sauce)yesterday
which had chicken bone
powder in it
Did Ravan had any trolly
by which he could come till Nuwara Eliya?
Ravan had chariot also
which he got from Indra after defeating him
but did he come on chariot through cave?
it means there must be short cut from Ella
approx, 1-hour walk he used to do
people did tell that there is a cave near Sita Eliya
a tunnel
which directly goes to Elle but
due to some tectonic activity,earthquake it got closed
by two huge rocks on its mouth
that's I can't show, you can't go inside
we could show a little
because there is one thing left in Sitha Eliya
due to bad weather
we couldn't show naturally formed
Hanuman ji
which is of mountain
not rocks or stones I'm talking about
that mountain is
in a way, if you take a picture from a particular angle
it resembles 100% Lord Hanuman sitting there
well, friends Welcome to Kandy.
and right now
at Buddha Relic, which is only 2 km from Kandy railway station
let's go inside
and take blessings from Buddha
and with me is Divyabh
well, friends, we all know about King Ashoka
Ashoka, when fought Kalinga war
and
it was Huge battle, only war he fought
and after which he accepted Buddhism
and after that
he began propagating about Buddhism
and he wanted to spread it across globe
and
in everybody's heart should be filled with Peace
and they should realize that All should be like one
so, after that
so, why I'm saying this when I'm in Sri Lanka
he sent his son and daughter
Mahendra and Sanghmitra to this place
to spread
Buddhism
and today we are at a place
where Buddha's
Tooth is
and it was brought from India
that's why this place is called
Temple of Relic Tooth
this is a sacred place and before coming
you have to keep a few things in mind, like you must
take special care of your clothes
you can't come in revealing ones because in Srilanka
people follow
Theravada Buddhism
it has such a beautiful ambiance
our career... we as friends
Divyabh, Me and Aditi
and we are called 3 idiots
our first book which was released was -
Buddha In Bihar.
it was our thought
and I can say that
it began
when we went to Bodhgaya where
Buddha got enlightenment
and at the same place, I was sitting under Bodhi Tree
and this idea came in that why can't we do a book
on Buddha...! With us,
Buddha is always with us, it can be any place
we have a special and deep connection with Buddha
Here I'm talking in sense the of Religion
Buddha has said that
You need not follow any religion
he just said - Appo Deepo Bhava
Be your own light
Because it's a temple, so we need to drop off our shoes before entering
friends, for tickets you
you can get from this counter(kiosk)
You have to place money inside
tickets came out
ok friends, we are from SAARC countries so we had to pay
Rs. 1000(LKR) per head
for other countries, it's LKR 1500
Kandy Esala Perahera
it means in 10 days of a year
in the month of July and August
Nikini Poya means till Full Moon
The procession is organized in honor of
Sacred Relic Tooth
and in the premises of Shrine
with the decoration of Elephants, the procession
is celebrated across Kandy with all fanfare
so, we won't be able to
do photography inside
not even videography
but, I'm going inside
this is a very old shrine
the statue inside
was taken by Portuguese
when they ruled here
they took it to
their museum in Portugal
but
when Srilanka
got independence from Portugal
it was brought back from Portuguese
museum to Sri Lanka
and what
we see here
that complete painting
is basically made in India
and sent here
though you can have Darshan (sight)
from a distance but
you can't see Tooth Relic
it is kept in a Gold casket shape stupa
well, friends, when you are coming here
you have to keep in mind
that Temple opens from 5:30 AM to 8 PM
rest
timing of Temple and Museum differs
you will know when you come here on the counter
well, guys if you want to buy something in Kandy
market closes around 7 - 7:30 PM
but Restaurants are open
and nightlife seems nice
you will also get pure vegetarian food
I saw many veg restaurants here
Hello Friends, this very beautiful morning here
and there was a good rain
all night
and because of this rain
I can see our plan for today is changing.
by the way, I'm in Dambulla today
and I'm sure you have watched our
vlog on Ravan's seat where we got lost too.
well, we got up in the morning
and...we can see that
it rained all night here
we from Dambulla
after covering, caves had to go to
Anuradhapur. In Anuradhapur
the sapling of the bodhi tree
the original and oldest sapling
is brought from the original Bodhi tree
we
had to go to see that
but...
it's still raining
well, till then let's wait
and have breakfast and after that
will go towards cave
it's string hoopers and daal(pulses)
omelet, bread
sugar-coated!
and because I'm vegetarian so everything is
veg, but my fav is this - string hooper
it can be taken with pulses
and those who take non-veg
it can be with chicken
here people eat with the bare hand
basically, they eat
like this
like we eat rice
in daal(pulse)
we are eating the same only
we were thinking of going to cave
but, this is how it is here
and in this, how can we shoot
it's raining heavily
but it also is fun
I so much wanted to get wet
I'm ready, see, I'm wearing Buddha today
this is Bodhi Tree here
this is Buddha
I got it painted
especially
for this place.
we just came out
ok friends, fortunately, the rain stopped
we have reached the Cave.
this is the entrance, we have to get ticket above there
will inform about the ticket once I reach there
How much is it for? Rs. 1500 LKR
here Tickets for SAARC countries and others
is same
I don't think we should spend that much
for two of us
I have put camera inside
Voice in Gopro may not be that good
water is flowing down
friends, one more thing
it rains in December and January
here, so you should have raincoats
we forgot......!
to reach Buddha
some difficulties have to be faced
in rain, rocks become slippery
so we have to walk with caution
wow, what a view
well, friends, this entire structure is
made of only One Rock
from there till here
well, friends, this is reclining Buddha here
and
in such a tranquil state
everybody is waiting in the corridors for gates to be opened
and they could see other caves
though we have seen the main cave
where Reclining Buddha is
these all are Buddhist caves
where I'm taking you to
Dambulla cave
is above 100 to 160 mt above from road
in the south
when king Valagamba was exiled from Auradhapur
then he sought refuge here
and after reclaiming his throne
he made this temple to thank Buddha
after him King Nissanka Malla
named it
Golden Rock
well, friends, as I informed King Ashoka
spread Buddhism
was done by his Son
and daughter in Sri Lanka
after that Buddhism
was accepted here
all the cave structure
in which Buddha statue is seen
reclining Buddha in Dhyan Mudra Buddha and others
all these monasteries and
caves are very old
must be around 1200 years old
must be around Nalanda University's time
by the way,
it's said that
Sri Lanka's oldest city is Dambulla and
Sigiriya only
friends,you can see Buddha
he is in Reclining posture
it means he is in Maha
Parinirvana
and here you can see his disciples
around him standing
and
in remorse that
their Buddha is not with them anymore
but, no, he was always with them and will be
if you give closer look to its interior
there are amazing architecture is created
on every statue
beautiful paintings are done on each and every statue of Buddha
and on each wall
if you look at the ceilings
it's top-class artwork done
I was mesmerized to
see Statues of Buddha
it was as if it may be live anytime
you can say with me - Buddham
shranam gachahami
when you come here there are 5 caves
but in all most common statue is
of Reclining Buddha
there is so much peace you feel
if you come to any such place whether it's Temple or Mosque or
Church or Gurudwara
or
it's in Buddha's Feet, well friends
from this Cave of Buddha here our Episode 8 ends
and from here we are going to Colombo
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friends, for you I got wet as well.
he is good host, breakfast is
really good
we are sitting here in a cafeteria
we have to go to Colombo
we had plans for Anuradhapur but couldn't go
and will take train from there
but it was raining heavily so
wasn't possible
now if you are in Dambulla and
want to take BUS for Colombo then it takes 4:30 hours
but if you want to go in
Express Bus then which is small and runs fast
can only be available in Morning or Evening
there are public or govt. buses are also there
but they stop at many places
and it's too much rush
because it's Friday so there is too much Rush
from here to Anuradhapur
it takes 2 hours, 64 km it is
we had plans to go there and then catch a train to Colombo
one train is at 1:45 PM and another is at 4 PM
it takes 4 hours from there
we were also planning to go to Kandy from here
Kandy is 74km from here
will take 2 hours
so we can't go in Bus and even train is tricky
and it will take too much time
4:30 hours
