Siri Perakumba Pirivena Siri Perakumba Pirivena , also known as Siri Perakumba Piriven Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ පැරකුම්බා පිරිවෙණ), is a Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History The temple is located in the area known as Gabadawatta (the land where stores were located) and the oral history says that the treasury of King Parakramabahu VI ( 1412-1467 A.D. ) was kept here. It further states that this was the place where the Perakumba Pirivena was established by Parakramabahu VI. However, no archaeological evidence has been discovered so far to prove this oral history. Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera (1408-1491 A.D.), a Buddhist monk who is considered an eminent scholar who lived during the Kotte Period is said to have resided at Perakumba temple (Manathunga, 2016). During this period, Perakumba temple became one of the most popular monastic colleges in the country along with Padmavathi Pirivena at Keragala, Sunetradevi Pirivena at Pepiliyana, Vijayaba Pirivena …
