Komarikagala Archaeological Ruins (Pelwatta) Komarikagala is a small hillock with the ruins of an ancient Buddhist cave situated in the Pelwatta Sugar Industry Division in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The site is located about 1 km away from the Buttala Iron Ore Deposit .
Ruins
As the presence of a drip-ledged cave with an Early Brahmi Inscription , the history of this site can be dated back to the beginning of the Christian era. The inscription reveals that the cave was donated to the Buddhist monks by a chief named Datta (Paranavitana, 1970). In front of the cave is a Kema , a natural pond that is believed to have been used by the dwelling monks. Komarikagala cave inscription Period: 3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D. Script: Early Brahmi
Language: Old Sinhala 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, are given to the Buddhist Sangha. Citation: Paranavitana, 1970. .
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