Rajakulawadana Viharaya (Weligama) Rajakulawadana Viharaya (Sinhala: රාජකුලවඩන විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Weligama village in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Although this temple is presently functioning as a separate monastery, it is considered as having formed a part of the monastic complex of Agrabodhi Viharaya that associated with one of the saplings of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree at Anuradhapura (Abeyawardana, 2004; Wikramaratne, 2015). Therefore, the origin of this temple dates back to the Anuradhapura Period (Abeyawardana, 2004). A reference to this temple is found in the chronicle Culavamsa [(the latter part of Mahavamsa) Abeyawardana, 2004; Dias, 1991; Wikramaratne, 2015]. It says that a general named Swaraja Kulawardhana Devadhikari (or Ayasmanta) established a Pirivena or a religious school for the Agrabodhi Viharaya during the reign of Queen Kalyanavathi (1202-1208 A.D.) of Polonnaruwa (Abeyawardana, 2004; Dias, 1991). Many consider the present Rajakulavadana Viharaya as that monastic site estab…
