Yudaganawa Viharaya Yudaganawa (Sinhala: යුධගනාව) Yudhaganawa is a Buddhist temple with a colossal Stupa situated in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The ruined Chulangani Viharaya site is located near this Stupa. History
Yudaganawa is thought to be the place where the battle between the two brothers, Prince Abhaya (Dutugemunu, reigned: 161-137 B.C. ) and Prince Tissa (Saddhatissa, reigned: 137-119 B.C. ) occurred in about 170 B.C. after the death of their father Kavantissa (Kularathna et al., 2011; Nicholas, 1963; Uduwara, 1990). In the Sinhala language, the name Yudaganawa can be broken into two words " Yuda " (meaning war), and " Anganaya " (meaning arena). Sri Lankan chronicles such as Mahavamsa record Culanganiyapitthi (or Yudaganapitiya) as the battlefield of the two princes and that place is popularly identified with present Yudaganawa (Nicholas, 1963). However, Mahavamsa does not refer to the erection of a Stupa at this site during the pre-Christian era (Uduwara, 1990). The colossal Stu…
