Panama Wewe Vehera
Panama Wewe Vehera is a Buddhist temple situated near Panama Wewa in Ampara District. Its history roots back to the early part of Anuradhapura Period.
P anama Wewe Vehera Viharaya , also known as Panama Wewa Viharaya or Panama Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: පානම වැවේ වෙහෙර විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated near Panama Wewa in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. History As the presence of drip-ledged caves with Early Brahmi Inscriptions , the history of this site runs back to the pre-Christian era (Nicholas, 1963). Inscriptions belonging to the 5-7th centuries A.D. at the site reveal its ancient name as Panava-rajama-vahara, situated in the subdivision named Vajana (Nicholas, 1963). Period: 2nd century B.C. Script: Old Sinhala Language: Old Sinhala Transcript: Parumaka Tisha puta parumaka Adi-liya lene shagasha Translation: The cave of Chief Adili, the son of Chief Tissa (given) to Sangha Reference: Medhananda, 2003 A Protected Site The monastery complex, where the ruins of ancient buildings hillocks covering Chaithyas, inscriptions, caves, ponds and archaeological evidence are scattered, at the place called “Wewevehera” belonging to Mangalagama villa…