Parama Dhamma Nivesa Pirivena

Not to be confused with Parama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena Parama Dhamma Nivesa Pirivena (Sinhala: බොරලැස්ගමුව පරමධම්ම නිවෙස පිරිවෙන) is a Buddhist temple situated in Boralesgamuwa in Colombo District, Sri Lanka.  History This temple was built at the same time as the Parama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena in Ratmalana (Rajapakshe et al., 2018). With the addition of new buildings and other facilities, it gradually became a prominent Pirivena (a centre of learning) for Buddhist monks in the country.  As mentioned in the Vihara documents, the Awasa-ge (monks' dwelling) and the Vihara-ge (image house) were added to the temple around 1880, during the time of Godigamuwe Saranatissa Thera (Rajapakshe et al., 2018). The completed Vihara-ge is said to have been declared open by the scholarly Buddhist monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera (1827-1911) in 1898 (Rajapakshe et al., 2018). The construction works of the Bodhi tree shrine, Stupa , belfry, and the Bana Maduwa (Dhamma preaching hall) were finished a…