Dalukgolla Viharaya (Ampitiya) Dalukgolla Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: දලුක්ගොල්ල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Ampitiya village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History On the orders of King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1782 A.D.), this temple was erected in 1765 by Rajakaruna Wijewardhana Navaratna Wasala Mudiyanse in order to provide facilities to the Buddhist monks visiting Kandy from Hewaheta and Nuwara Eliya (Abeyawardana, 2004; De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009; Withanachchi, 2018). The completed temple is said to have been bestowed by the king to a Buddhist monk named Werasara Rambukwelle Dhammarakkhita Anunayaka Thera (Abeyawardana, 2004; Withanachchi, 2018). The cremation of the eminent Buddhist monk Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thera (1698-1778 A.D.) was taken place at this temple premises (Abeyawardana, 2004; Withanachchi, 2018). A monument (a Stupa ) containing his ashes is said to have been erected in 1778 by King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1782 A.D.) and that monument was later renovated in 1965 ( Abey…
