Res Vehera (Sesseruwa) in Sri Lanka features a 39-foot unfinished Buddha statue in Abhaya Mudra, ancient Brahmi inscriptions, and Kandyan-era ruins.
Res Vehera (Sesseruwa) S esseruwa Viharaya , popularly known as Res Vehera (Sinhala: රැස් වෙහෙර සැස්සේරුව විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Sesseruwa village in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History Although the ancient name of this temple is not known, the history of this site expands from the pre-Christian era to the Kandyan Period (Anuradha & Kumari, 2015; Nicholas, 1963). A large number of cave inscriptions written in Early Brahmi Scripts have been found at the site. Of them, 29 inscriptions have been published by Senarath Paranavitana in his book issued in 1970 (Paranavitana, 1970). Res Vehera Inscription of Anuradhi Script: Early Brahmi Language: Old Sinhala Transcript: Devenepiya-maharajhaha Gamani-Abayaha jhita Abi-Anuridiya parumaka-Raki-jhaya lene Translation: The cave of Princess (Abi) Anuradhi, daughter of the great king Gamani Abhaya, the friend of the gods, and wife of Chief Raki. Notes: According to the view of Nicholas, this inscription has been done by the daughter of a king who, in all p…
