Kuruwita Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: කුරුවිට පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in the vicinity of Kuruwita town in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka.
History
The history of the temple is obscure. The image house of the temple contains several fragments of old paintings that are believed to have been done in the Gampola Period (1341-1412 A.D.).
A protected site
The Stupa, preaching hall and the image house with old paintings of Kuruvita Purana Vihara situated in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Kuruwita are archaeological protected monuments, declared by a government gazette notification published on 22 November 2002
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References
1) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, no: 1264, 22 November 2002.
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This page was last updated on 29 May 2023