Sri Jinendrarama Tempita Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Warapalana village. It is said to have been built in the 18th century.
Warapalana Tempita Viharaya S ri Jinendrarama Tempita Viharaya , also known as Sri Jinendraramaya (Sinhala: වරපලාන ශ්රී ජිනේන්ද්රාරාම ටැම්පිට විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in the village of Warapalana in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Yakkala - Radawana road (B479) about a 6.7 km distance from the Yakkala junction. History According to traditional beliefs, the history of the Jinendrarama temple goes back to the latter part of the 18th century (Chandrasoma, 2013; Wijayawardhana, 2010). At that time, there was no Buddhist temple in the Warapalana area and the nearby temples, such as Varana and Pilikuttuwa were also located some considerable distance from the village. Therefore, this temple was established during that period ( Kandyan Period ) as a religious place for the Buddhists who lived in the Warapalana village (Wijayawardhana, 2010). It is said that a Buddhist monk named Veuda Vipassi Thera who came from Anuradhapura pioneered this establishment (Chandrasom…
