Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana
Appearance
Sri Pushparama Vihara | |
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ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
District | Colombo |
Province | Western Province |
Location | |
Location | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates | 06°49′18.4″N 79°52′16.2″E / 6.821778°N 79.871167°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Buddhist Temple |
Founder | Balapitiye Dheerananda thera[1] |
Completed | 1795 – 1800 |
Sri Pushparama Vihara ( Sinhala: ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Ratmalana, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at Sri Dharmarama junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 23 February 2007 under the government Gazette number 1486.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Janaka Wettasinghe (7 June 2009). "රත්මලාන ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම මහා විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1486: 7. 23 February 2007.