Muthiyangana Viharaya Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: මුතියංගණ රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Badulla town in Sri Lanka. It is regarded as one of the Solosmasthana, the 16 sacred Buddhist places in the country History The origin of the Muthiyangana (or Mutingana) Viharaya is obscure as it is not mentioned in the main chronicles (Nicholas, 1963). However, historical evidence of the existence of this temple is found in several Pali Commentaries (Nicholas, 1963). According to the Samantapasadika of Buddhagosha Thera, Buddha consecrated this place during his third visit to Sri Lanka in the eighth year after his enlightenment (Priyadarshani & Gunasena, 2017). An Atuwa belonging to Majjhima Nikaya mentions that Arhat Maliyadeva performed a Sutra preaching at this place (Priyadarshani & Gunasena, 2017). Local tradition People believe that the Mukthaka Dhatu of the Buddha is enshrined in this Stupa (Priyadarshani & Gunasena, 2017). King Devanampiyatissa (250-210 B.C.) is said to…
