Ampitiya Divurum Bodhi Viharaya Divurum Bodhi-malu Viharaya (Sinhala: අම්පිටිය දිවුරුම් බෝධිමළු විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Ampitiya village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Folk tradition This temple is believed to be about 700 years old and was known as the Abhayanandaramaya in the past (Rajapakse, 2016). According to folklore, a Brahmin who came with a sapling of Bodhi tree had visited the Pattini Devalaya shrine which is said to be at this place (Rajapakse, 2016). After worshipping the shrine, the Brahmin prepared to leave the place but he couldn't remove the Bodhi sapling from the ground where he placed it (Rajapakse, 2016). The grown Bodhi tree at the present Divurum Bodhi-malu Viharaya is believed to be that Bodhi sapling brought by the Brahmin (Rajapakse, 2016). A few stone artefacts are found within the temple premises. of them, the Siri Pathul Gala , Mal Asana (the flower altar), and the stone called Divurumgala which is near the Bodhi tree are notable (Rajapakse, 2016). In the Sinhala languag…
