Dodangoda Sudarshanarama Viharaya is a Buddhist temple founded 12 Aug 1855 in Kalutara, with Kandyan murals, image house & stupa added later.
Sudarshanarama Viharaya (Dodangoda) D odangoda Sudarshanarama Viharaya (Sinhala: දොඩංගොඩ සුදර්ශනාරාම විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Dodangoda in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. History By the 19th century, there were no Buddhist temples in the Dodangoda area and people had to go to the Pushparama Viharaya in Malegoda for their religious activities (Priyandana, 2013). Therefore, a new Buddhist temple was established at the present site in Dodangoda under the guidance of a Buddhist monk named Dodangoda Sudassi Thera on 12 August 1855 (Priyandana, 2013). Later, Sudassi Thera handed over the custody of this temple to one of his students named Mawanane Indragupta Thera (Priyandana, 2013). With the support of local donors such as D.V.W. Kotalawala and K.K.A. Ranaweera, an image house for this temple was begun to construct in 1880 (Priyandana, 2013). In 1911, the preaching hall of the temple was erected (Priyandana, 2013). A Stupa was added to the temple in 1928 (Priyandana, 2013). Image House The image house of Sudarshana…
