King Parakramabahu VI (1412-1467 A.D.) constructed the great Pepiliyana Viharaya & Pirivena in memory of his loving mother Sunethra Devi.
Pepiliyana Sunethradevi Pirivena and Viharaya Sunethradevi Pirivena and Viharaya (Sinhala: පැපිලියාන සුනේත්රාදේවි පිරිවෙන හා විහාරය) are two Buddhist temples situated adjacent to each other in Pepiliyana in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History Establishment The history of Pepiliyana Sunetradevi Pirivena runs back to the period of the Kotte Kingdom . Epigraphical evidence (see the below "Inscriptions" section) reveals that King Parakramabahu VI (1412-1467 A.D.) constructed this temple in memory of his mother Sunethra Devi (Manathunga, 2016; Rajapakshe et al., 2018; Rohanadeera, 2007). Mangala Sami, a student of Galathuramula Medhankara is said to be the first incumbent of this temple (Rohanadeera, 2007). A prominent educational centre Sunethradevi Pirivena (along with Padmavathi Pirivena at Keragala, Siri Ganananda Pirivena at Veedagama, Vijayaba Pirivena at Totagamuwa and Siri Perakumba Pirivena at Kotte) was one of the most prominent Buddhist teaching institutions that engaged in spreading literacy to the country during t…
