Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Viharaya Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Viharaya (also known as Degaldoruwa cave temple ) (Sinhala: දෙගල්දෝරුව රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Amunugama in Sirimalwatta, Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History
This temple is said to be established in 1748 as a tribute for Morathota Rajaguru Maha Nayaka Thera, the teacher of King Kirti Sri Rajasingha (1747-1782 A.D.) when he was a child (Rajapakse, 2016). However, the construction work of the temple was completed by the king's brother Rajadhi Rajasinha [ (reigned 1781–1798 A.D.) Rajapakse, 2016]. It is said that King Kirti Sri Rajasingha while constructing the Galmaduwa Viharaya had been living in the Degaldoruwa cave and had devoted his attention to improve it (Abeywardana, 2004).
According to the details in Degaldoruwa Sannasa (a royal grant by King Rajadhi Rajasinha that gives in detail the work done to set up the Degaldoruwa temple), the placing of the eyes in the temple's statues was done in the Saka era 1683 (1761 A.D.) and Rajadhi R…
