Ancient Hospitals in Sri Lanka
The Ruins of Ancient Hospital Complexes (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරාණ රෝහල් සංකීර්ණ) have been discovered in a few large-scale Buddhist monasteries in Sri Lanka. History Literary sources Sri Lankan chronicles such as Mahavamsa mention that Sinhalese kings built hospitals during their regnal years (Gamage & Thilakarathna, 2018). King Pandukabhaya (4th century B.C.) is said to have built a Sivikasala (maternity home) and Sotthisala (hospital) for the benefit of the people (Gamage & Thilakarathna, 2018). King Dutugemunu (161-137 B.C.) constructed 18 hospitals for sick people and King Buddhadasa (340-369 A.D.) who was a reputed medical practitioner for both humans and animals built a hospital for blind and cripples (Gamage & Thilakarathna, 2018; Kannangara, 2016; Prematilleke, 1996). King Upatissa I (369-410 A.D.), Mahanama (410-432 A.D.), Datusena (459-477 A.D.), Mahinda I (495-512 A.D.), Silakala (522-535 A.D.), Dappula (659-662 A.D.), Mahinda II (777-797 A.D.), Udaya I (797…
