Mawaragala Aranya Senasanaya
| Mawaragala Forest Hermitage මාවරගල ආරණ්ය සේනාසනය | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Badulla |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Dambana, Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Buddhist Temple |
| Style | Cave temple |
Mawaragala Forest Hermitage (Sinhalaː මාවරගල ආරණ්ය සේනාසනය) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Mahiyangana, Sri Lanka.[2] Which has been built in the village called Dambana, and located about 15 km (9.3 mi) away from the ancient temple Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara. Currently this temple has been declared as one of archaeological site in Sri Lanka.[1]
History
It is believed that the history of Mawaragala Forest Hermitage is goes back to the reign of King Valagamba and the arhat Maliyadeva and 60 Buddhist monks have lived here during that period.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Serenity of the Mawaragala forest monastery". Nation.lk. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Mawaragala forest monastery – මාවරගල ආරන්යය". amazinglanka. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Mawaragala forest hermitage - where silence and serenity prevail". Sundayobserver. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.