Kosgoda Ganegodella Viharaya Kosgoda Ganegodella Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: කොස්ගොඩ ගණේගොඩැල්ල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Nape in Galle District, Sri Lanka. History The history of this temple goes back to the Period of Dambadeniya . The establishment of this temple is attributed to Devapathiraja, a minister of King Parakramabahu II [(1236-1270 A.D.) Abeyawardana, 2004; Ranchagoda, 2015]. It is said that Devapathiraja removed a Madel forest that existed in the Kosgoda village and constructed a complete Buddhist temple including a three-storied image house (Ranchagoda, 2015). As found in the records by Joao Ribeiro (17th century), Kosgoda Viharaya was among the Buddhist temples destroyed by the Portuguese (Ranchagoda, 2015). The temple was re-established during the Buddhist revival of the Kandyan Period (Ranchagoda, 2015). Artifacts/ murals A stone slab containing the footprint of the Buddha ( Sri Pathul Gala ) and a moonstone ( Sandakada Pahana ) have been found from the site. These artifacts indicate that …
