Niyamgamdora Viharaya and Pattini Devalaya
The temple complex of Niyamgamdora Viharaya and Pattini Devalaya (Sinhala: නියම්ගම්දොර විහාරය හා පත්තිනි දේවාලය) is situated in Kothmale in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The site is located on the wayside of Tawalantenna-Thalawakele road about 5.5 km distance from the Kothmale new town. Viharaya
Niyamgamdora is said to be the locality where King Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya organized the procession that carried the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha to the city of Dambadeniya (Abeywardana, 2004).
The Niyamgamdora Viharaya is considered the first monastery in the upcountry reserved for the monks of the Mulgirigala lineage in southern Sri Lanka. The Mulgirigala lineage of monks is said to be established by Vatarakgoda Dhammapala Thera during the revival of the Buddhist order by Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thera [(1698-1778 A.D.) Abeywardana, 2004]. Devalaya
The Niyamgamdora Devalaya is believed to be established during the Gampola Period [(1341–1412 A.D.) Wijesinghe, 2015]. It has been…
