Metiyagane Mayurawathi Raja Maha Viharaya Mayurawathi Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: මැටියගනේ මයුරාවතී රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Metiyagane in Kurunagala District, Sri Lanka. History Folklore The history of the Mayurawathi temple, according to locals, goes back to the Anuradhapura Period (Anuradha & Kumari, 2015). It is believed that this temple was established at the invitation of Mayurawathi Deviya, the daughter of King Devanampiyatissa [(247-207 A.D.) Anuradha & Kumari, 2015]. Matiyagane rock inscription A rock inscription belonging to the 1st century A.D. has been found on the temple premises. It reveals the name " Mati Vihara " which is evidently the name of the monastery which existed here in ancient times (Paranavitana, 2001). This inscription was copied by the Department of Archaeology in 1928 (Paranavitana, 2001). Written in the Later Brahmi Scripts of about the 1st century A.D., the record consists of three lines of writing (Paranavitana, 2001). The purpose of the record …
