Kandulawa Mediriya Viharaya is an ancient temple with Brahmi inscriptions and a Yantra Gala, showing Buddhist ties from the early Anuradhapura period.
Kandulawa Mediriya Raja Maha Viharaya K andulawa Mediriya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කඳුලව මැදිරිය රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kandulawa village belonging to the Ibbagamuwa Divisional Secretariat in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History The history of this temple goes back to the first half of the Anuradhapura Period as evidenced by the Brahmi Cave Inscriptions and other artefacts such as the Yantra Gala (Mendis et al., 2019; Paranavitana, 1970). The Yantra Gala indicates that there was a Buddha statue (probably standing) in the past (Mendis et al., 2019). According to tradition, the cave temple of Kandulawa Viharaya was renovated by King Kirti Sri Rajasinha [(1747-1782 A.D.) Mendis et al., 2019]. Mediriya Vihara Inscriptions Three inscriptions have been recorded from the temple premises (Kannangara, 2022). Of them, two are cave inscriptions while the other is a rock inscription. The first cave inscription was discovered in 1931 and it was read and published by eminent archaeologist Senarath Paranavitana …
