Vijayasundararama Viharaya is a Buddhist temple in Beligala. According to Bodhivamsa, a sapling of Sri Maha Bodhi have been planted at Beligala.
Beligala Raja Maha Viharaya (Kegalle) Not to be confused with Baligala Raja Maha Viharaya (Balangoda) Photo credit: Google Street View Beligala Vijayasundararama Viharaya , popularly known as Beligala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: බෙලිගල විජයසුන්දරාරාම විහාරය, බෙලිගල රජ මහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Beligala village in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History According to Bodhivamsa , one of the 32 saplings of the Sri Maha Bodhi Tree had been planted at Beligala during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa [(250-210 B.C.) Abeyawardana, 2002; Bell, 1904]. However, the first temple to be built at Beligala is attributed to King Gajabahu I [(114-136 A.D.) Abeyawardana, 2002]. It is said that the Bowl Relic of the Buddha that had been brought to the country from Cola country (South India) was enshrined at this place during that period (Abeyawardana, 2002). As mentioned in Rajavaliya , Dantakumara and Hemamala, the royal couple who brought the Tooth Relic of the Buddha to Sri Lanka during the reign of King Kitsirimevan (301-3…
