Paurukanda Raja Maha Viharaya Paurukanda Raja Maha Viharaya Pawrekanda Purana Vihara, Pawurukanda Viharaya, Pavurukanda Viharaya, Pawrukanda Viharaya, Pahurukanda , also known as Paurukanda Punchi Sri Padaya (Sinhala: පවුරුකන්ද රජමහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Halwala village in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. History The history of this site runs back to the Polonnaruwa Period . Ruler Manabharana who got defeated in the fight with Vikramabahu (reigned: 1111-1132 A.D.) fled to Pasyodun-rata with his two brothers Keerthi Sri Megha, and Sri Wallabha and received protection there. The Pancayojana-Rattha or Pasyodun-vaga (present Pasdun Korale) was a part of Rohana principality before the Parakramabahu’s (1153-1186 A.D.) rule ship of Dakkhinadesa in the 12th century. It is said that the fortress of Manabharana was located at this place (Abeyawardana, 2002). This was a natural fortress on a mountain and its summit is said to have been surrounded by a wall made of stone. The present name of the temple Pauruka…
