Presently, the Rambadagalla Viharaya has become an attractive place among visitors due to the recently constructed gigantic rock-hewn Buddha statue.
Rambadagalla Vidyasagara Piriven Viharaya R ambadagalla Viharaya , also known as Vidyasagara Piriven Viharaya, Monaragala (Sinhala: රම්බඩගල්ල විද්යාසාගර පිරිවෙන් විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Rambadagalla in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Presently, the temple has become an attractive place among visitors due to the recently constructed gigantic rock-hewn Buddha statue known as Rambadagalla Buddha. This statue is believed to be one of the largest rock-cut sitting Buddha statues in the world (Weerasingha, 2015). The rock-cut Buddha Statue An idea to construct a large Buddha statue in Rambadagalla Viharaya is said to have come as a result of the destruction of Buddhas of Bamyan in Afghanistan (Two gigantic Buddha statues known as Bamyan Buddhas, were destroyed in March 2001 by the Taliban, an Islamic military organization). Ven Egodamulle Amaramoli Thera who is the chief incumbent of the Rambadagalla temple pioneered the construction of the statue (Weerasingha, 2015). The project was helped by a large nu…
