Rajamaha Kohon Viharaya Rajamaha Kohon Viharaya (Sinhala: රජමහා කොහොන් විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Halangoda village in Matale District, Sri Lanka. History Kohon Viharaya is believed to be the temple donated to Arhat Tissa Thera by Maha Naga, the brother of King Devanampiyatissa [(247-207 B.C.) Abeyawardana, 2004]. It is said that Arhat Kohontissa was the incumbent of this temple when writing down the scriptures on Ola-leaf books at Matale Alu Viharaya (Abeyawardana, 2004). After the completion of the writing of the scriptures, a procession carrying lamps proceeded to Alu Viharaya from this temple to commemorate that event (Abeyawardana, 2004). This temple was an important religious place during the 15th century as its name is mentioned in the ancient text Nampotha (Withanachchi, 2018).
King Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1781-1798 A.D.) is said to have bestowed some lands to this temple for its maintenance works (Abeyawardana, 2004). Inscriptions A 19th-century rock inscription has been discovered on a ro…
