Maduwanwela Mudalindaramaya temple is said to have been built in 1764 under the patronage of Maduwanwela Wijesundara Ekanayaka Abeykoon Mudiyanse.
Maduwanwela Mudalindaramaya M aduwanwela Mudalindaramaya , also know as Maduwanwela Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: මඩුවන්වෙල මුදලින්දාරාමය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Maduwanwela village in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. The famous Maduwanwela Walawwa is situated near this temple. History The Tempita Viharaya of Maduwanwela temple is said to have been built in 1764 under the patronage of Maduwanwela Wijesundara Ekanayaka Abeykoon Mudiyanse (Abeyawardana, 2002; Silva & Chandrasekara, 2021; Wijayawardhana, 2010). As mentioned in the shrine room, the sculptures and murals of the Tempita Viharaya were renovated in 2470 B.E. (1926 A.D.), during the final years of James William Maduwanwela [(known as Maduwanwela Maha Disawa) 1844-1930 A.D.], the last nod of the Maduwanwela family (Wijayawardhana, 2010). Tempita Viharaya Tempita Viharas (the temples on pillars) were a popular aspect of many Buddhist temples during the Kandyan Period . These structures were usually built on a wooden platform resting on bare stone pillars…
