Sirimalwatta Raja Maha Viharaya

Sirimalwatta Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: සිරිමල්වත්ත රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Sirimalwatta village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The old wayside rest Sirimalwatta Ambalama is located near this temple. History Sirimalwatta village According to folklore, the history of Sirimalwatta village where the temple located is going back to the days of King Saddhatissa [(137-119 B.C.) ] Abeyawardana, 2004]. It is said that the king had grown jasmine flowers in this village and ordered to bring them to be offered to the Ruwanweliseya Stupa at Anuradhapura before they blossom (Abeyawardana, 2004). The garden where Hirimal flowers (flowers which didn't blossom) collected later became Sirimalwatta (Abeyawardana, 2004). The temple According to folklore, this temple was founded during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa (247-207 B.C.) and developed later by King Vimaladharmasuriya II [(1687-1707 A.D.) Rajapakse, 2016]. The name of the temple is mentioned in Nampota , an ancient Sin…