Kiri Vehera (Kataragama) Not to be confused with Kiri Vehera, Polonnaruwa & Kiri Vehera, Lahugala Kiri Vehera Viharaya (Sinhala: කතරගම කිරි වෙහෙර) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kataragama in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. History
The Kiri Vehera Stupa is believed to have been founded by Mahanaga [(c. 3rd century B.C.) Paranavitana, 1933]. Brahmi Letters (masons' marks) belonging to about the first century B.C. have been found on some of the bricks fallen down from the dilapidated Stupa dome (Nicholas, 1963; Paranavitana, 1933). Inscriptions
Two inscriptions have been found near the Kiri Vehera Stupa (Paranavitana, 1933). Kiri Vehera slab inscription of circa 2nd century A.D.
This slab contains five lines of writing inscribed vertically from the top downwards (Paranavitana, 1933). It records the enlarging of the Stupa (the modern Kiri Vehera) and the construction of entrance steps by a monk named Nanda ( Nada-tere ) residing at Dakavahanaka in the village Kadahavapigama (Nicholas, 1963; Paranavitana, 19…
