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Review:
Wewurukannala Vihara is a massive Buddhist temple located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka and is famous for the giant statue of the Buddha that is seated there. The 160-foot-tall statue is accessible by a tunnel, one which is aptly known as the Tunnel of Hell. Inside, visitors will see depictions of Buddhist hell – images of pain and torture by dismemberment, being boiled alive, and all the other terrible fates that await Buddhist believers who stray from the path of righteousness. At the end of the tunnel, visitors will find the temple, the Buddha, and all the things that await devout believers of the Buddhist faith.
Dikwella, Sri Lanka
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