Lankatilaka Viharaya (Kandy) Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Image House (Polonnaruwa) Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, මහනුවර) is a Buddhist temple built on the Panhalgala rock in the village of Hiyarapitiya in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The history of Lankatilaka Viharaya is related to the Gampola Period . Rock inscriptions found in the temple premises reveal that Senalankadhikara, a minister of King Buvanekabahu IV (1341-1351 A.D.) built Lankatilaka Viharaya in the Saka year 1266 which corresponds to 1344 A.D. (Abeyawardana, 2004; De Silva, 1990; Jayasuriya, 2016; Seneviratna, 1983). Thereafter, the temple received the patronage of several kings. As is recorded in Culavamsa, King Parakramabahu VI (1412-1467 A.D.) of Kotte carried out some stucco work in the temple in the 15th century A.D. (Jayasuriya, 2016; Seneviratna, 1983). During the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1782 A.D.), the inner walls were decorated with murals (Jayasuriya, 2016). Architecture The architect of the image…
