Konduruwapola Tempita Viharaya

Konduruwapola Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: කෝඳුරුවාපොල ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History According to local tradition, this temple was constructed by Meegastenne Adikaram (Dumbara Nilame), an Adigar of King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe [(1747-1781 A.D.) Anuradha & Kumari, 2015; De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009; Wijayawardhana, 2010]. He was assisted by Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thera (1698-1778 A.D.) who had lived at the time at Meddepola Raja Maha Viharaya (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). It is said that Kirti Sri Rajasinghe provided resources to Meegastenne for the construction works (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). The image houses at Nakkawatta, Bihalpola, Godagamvela, and Kahatawila are believed to have been built during the same construction period of the Konduruwapola temple (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). The name of the village The present name Konduruwapola is believed to have been evolved from the word " Ken…