Udayagiri Raja Maha Viharaya Udayagiri Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: උදයගිරි රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the village of Udagirigama about 3.5 km far from Uhana town.
History
The original Stupa which was located here has been completely reconstructed (Withanachchi, 2013). According to local beliefs, it was a work that belonged to the reign of King Udaya I [(903-914 A.D.) Withanachchi, 2013]. Inscription
A pillar inscription established in the tenth regnal year of King Udaya I is found at the entrance gate of the temple (Medhananda, 2003). It records that the lands of this temple had been exempted from the Veletta Badda (probably a kind of tax imposed on grains) by two generals named Udaya and Abhaya (Medhananda, 2003).
The temple which was in a state of ruins was again become an abode of Buddhist monks in about 1926 (Medhananda, 2003). The modern image house of the temple was constructed in 1975.
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