Weragampita Raja Maha Viharaya (Matara) Weragampita Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Weheragampita Viharaya (Sinhala: වේරගම්පිට රජ මහා විහාරය, වෙහෙරගම්පිට විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Weragampita village in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History This temple is believed to have been constructed during the Kandyan Period in the late 18th century (Abeyawardana, 2004). It is believed that this temple was established by a Buddhist monk named Kadurupokune Swarnajothi Thera around 1770, during the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (1747-1782 A.D.) of Kandy (Ranaweera, 2015; Wikramaratne, 2015). However, some believe that there was a Buddhist temple since the days of King Kumaradasa [(513-522 A.D) Ranaweera, 2015; Wikramaratne, 2015]. This temple was the abode of the famous scholarly Buddhist monk Karatota Dhammarama Thera [(1735-1827) Abeyawardana, 2004; Vanarathana, 1994]. Honoured by King Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1781-1798 A.D) of Kandy for the writing of the unique poetic composition known as Barasakavya , Karatota Dhamm…
