Dewanagala Rajamaha Viharaya — Attraction in Sabaragamuwa Province

Devanagala Archaeologica

Support by the evidence found in the pre-historical era too, Devanagala has been identified as Dasen Vehera build during the reign of King Dhatusena (460-479 A.D) in the Auradhapura era which is also named as Kithseth Pawwa and Dudiyasele Viharaya. According to the folklore, this place is called "Devanagala" on the ground that it is second to Bathalegala and it is the place that God Dadimunda has visited for the second occasion.

This place consist of main monuments such as two stone inscriptions belonging to the Polonnaruwa and Kandyan Eras, Gal Viharaya or the old temple, tampita Viharaya (temple on stone pillars) consists of sculptures and painting, Stupa, Monasteries for monks, a preaching hall, Pond and Siripathula. (Foot print)

In one inscription about a donation of a village of the Kithnuwaragal Senevi who fought against the rananagna Desa (Burma) for the hardships caused to Sri Lanka shipmen during the reign of King Parakramabahu is mentioned and the other inscription carries details of the gratitude for the services rendered towards the development of the Buddhasasana by Rathnalankara Thero who read during the reign of King Vimaladharmasuriya, in the...

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සංඝවාසයත්, ධානශාලාවත්, පොකුණක් සහ සිරිපතුල වැනි ප්‍රධාන ස්මාරක කිහිපයක් ද මෙහි වනවා..

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අතීත උරුමයන් බලන්න උස්සාපිටිය, මාවනැල්ල දෙවනගල රාජමහා විහාරය වැදපුදාගන්න ඔබත් යන්න..The Dewanagala Rajamaha Veharaya is located in Sabaragamu province Dewanagala area. This temple is in huge bulgy charnockite rocky plain. Around this temple there are picturesque mountain. the same mountain group belonging to “Uthuwankanda”, ”Kadugannawa” mountain, “Ambala” mountain, ”Danagirigala”, ”Kirigala” and “Bathalegala” mountain. In front of the Dewanagala Veharaya there is a pond full of flowers, so it makes this place beautiful.

This temple was belonging to the past. According to folklore the god “Dadimunda” was lived in here. “Deviyan wada seti gala” is become “Delugala”. After it become “Dewanagala”. For the present there is a small fane “Dadimunda” is in top of the rock. The information about “Dewanagala Rajamaha Veharaya” afar to period of Polonnaruwa. Videlicet this temple was built in period of first king “Parakkramaboho”(Maha Parakkramaboho).There are a few inscription in rock. One of the inscription was related to the period of Polonnaruwa. The king “Parakkramaboho” who was gave this as a land-grant to the “Nagaragerikeththi” alias warrior named Kerthi Nagaraseri who attack Burumaya note that epistle. This Kerthi Nagaraseri warrior was the important character in period of king “Parakkramaboho”.

Extremity of this rock there are a small chamber (made in stone).That place was use king “Parakkramaboho” as a lodge. In today this small chamber use for buddha shrine.

In period of Kandy this Dewanagala Rajamaha Veharaya is important again. Note in history the first king “Wemaladarmasuriya” (c: e 1591-1604) was built dagoda, Bodhi tree and new shrine. The shrine in this place is form of “Tamteta Veharaya”. According to folklore there was a seat made by stone to lay up tooth relic. In this temple there beautiful wood carving.

Today we can see the Bodhi tree, the king “Wemaladarmasuriya” who planting in here. But there are no small Bodhi tree sprung originally in here. The dagoda is in this temple make specificity. Videlicet there are two relic chamber in square is in dagoda. But now this place grasp of thieves. Partially afar joss house there symbol of sacred foot and “Magul Lakuna”. According to Inscription of the rock in here this temple has “Hatapas Amunaka Edam”, urual area and lands. But in present those lands not owned for the temple and the rock is the only thing now they have. Now this temple is belonging to generation of Katarangala Rajamaha Veharaya.

This Dewanagala Rajamaha Veharaya is the place which we can identification for use this worship...

@DEWANAGALA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA(Sinhala: දෙවනගල රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in the Mawanella area in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka.

This site is called Devanagala because it is believed by the folk that this is the place that the deity Dedimunda visited for the second occasion. In the Sinhalese Language, the word Devana means second and Gala means rock. However, another theory suggests that it is so named because it is the second-largest rock in the area after the Bathalegala rock.

The history of Devanagala is expanding from the Prehistoric Period to the Kandyan Period. Archaeological evidence dating back to the prehistoric period has been found at the site (Aregama, 2018).

The Buddhist temple on the Devanagala rock is believed to be the Dasen Vehera built during the reign of King Dhatusena (460-479 A.D.) of the Anuradhapura Era (Aregama, 2018). However, the Devanagala inscription by King Wimaladharmasooriya I (1592–1604 A.D.) says that the monastery on this rock was founded in 2110 B.E. (1566 A.D.) by a Buddhist monk named Ratanalankara...