Aramanapola Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Ganegama village. The history of this site runs back to the reign of Parakramabahu VI of Kotte.
Aramanapola Raja Maha Viharaya (Ganegama) Aramanapola Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Ganegama Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: අරමණපොල විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple located in Ganegama village in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Ratnapura - Haputhale road about 20 km distance from Ratnapura town. History
The history of the Aramanapola temple runs back to the reign of Parakramabahu VI of Kotte [(1412-1467 A.D.) Gnanawimala Thera, 1967]. The name of this temple is recorded in the Pepiliyana Slab Inscription of Parakramabahu VI (Rohanadeera, 2007). The two-storied image house of the temple is said to have been erected during the Kandyan Period (Gnanawimala Thera, 1967). Aramanapola Copper Plate Grant
During the reign of King Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe (1798-1815 A.D.), Anomadassi Thera who was a monk of the lineage of Kottimbulawala Viharaya restored the old Stupa of the temple by constructing a new rampart around it. Expending 1285 amount of silvers he also erected a Stupa and three image…
