Dambala is a village in the gadag district of the state of Karnataka, India.

[2] As of 2001[update] India census, Dambala had a population of 10,095 with 5,166 males and 4,929 females and 1,815 Households.

[3] Under the rule of the Mauryas and Satavahana, the teachings of Buddha flourished in Karnataka.

[4] In a temple of the Buddhist deity Tara in Dambal, there is an inscription dated 1095 AD, a temple built by 16 merchants for the deity Tara and a vihara for Buddhist monks.

Although Buddhism was assimilated by the growing popularity of Hinduism, there was a Buddhist centre in Dambal as late as the 12th century.