Komarikagala is a rock with archaeological evidences situated in Pelwatta Sugar Industry Division in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The site is located about 1 km far the mountain of the Buttala iron ore deposit.
History
In the past period, Komarikagala served as a Buddhist cave temple but later it became an uninhabited place.
Ruins
A drip-ledged cave with an early-Brahmi inscription has been found in the site. In front of the cave is a Kema, a natural pond used by the dwelling monks. On the top of rock, scattered rubble of ruined structures are found. Most of the ruins are seemed to have been destroyed by the people.
| Komarikagala cave inscription
Scripts : Early Brahmi
Language : Old Sinhalese Transcript :Parumaka Pulaya puta parumaka
Utara puta parumaka Datasha kumi lene ca
shagasha dine
Translation : The cistern and the cave of chief
Datta, son of the chief Uttara, son of the chief
Pulaya, is given to the Buddhist Sangha
Citation : Paranavitana, 1970. |  |
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1) Paranavitana, S., 1970. Inscription of Ceylon: Volume I: Early Brahmi Inscriptions. Department of Archaeology Ceylon. p.54.
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This page was last updated on 6 June 2019
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