Medawala Raja Maha Viharaya Medawala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: මැදවල රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Medawala village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The history of Medawala Viharaya, as narrated in the chronicle Mahavamsa and the Medawala Sannasa, runs back to the reign of King Valagamba [(89-77 B.C.) Abeyawardana, 2004; Karunarathna, 2018; Rajapakse, 2016; Ranawella, 2015; Wijayawardhana, 2010]. The king erected a Stupa , an image house, and planted a Bodhi tree at the site (Abeyawardana, 2004; Ranawella, 2015). This temple was renovated during the reign of King Parakramabahu IV (1302-1326 A.D.) of Dambadeniya by a monk named Nagala Vanarathana Maha Thera Sami (Wijayawardhana, 2010). At the request of the same monk, King Parakramabahu V (1344-1359 A.D.) of Gampola built a two-storied image house at the temple and it received the patronage of King Vikramabahu III [(1357-1374 A.D.) Abeyawardana, 2004; Ranawella, 2015; Wijayawardhana, 2010]. However, this temple is said to have been destroye…
