Ramba Viharaya stands in the area where the old Mahanagahula city was located. The 13th century Manavulu Sandeshaya was written by a Ramba temple monk
Ramba Viharaya Ramba Raja Maha Viharaya Rambha Monastery (Sinhala: රම්බා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated near the bank of Walawe Ganga River in Pallerota village in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History In ancient times, the area to the west of the Walawe Ganga river was known as Dvadasasahassa or Dolosdahas-rata [(the district of twelve-thousand villages) Nicholas, 1963]. Its capital was Mahanagahula which is called in Sinhalese literature "Manavulupuraya" (Nicholas, 1963). The area where the present Ramba Viharaya is located has been identified by scholars as this ancient Mahanagahula city (Nicholas, 1963). The history of Mahanagahula is linked with the activities of King Vijayabahu I (1055-1110 A.D.) who made it his capital during his campaigns against South Indian Cholas who had the power in the northern part of the country at the time. Mahanagahula was the locality from where Vijayabahu I launched his attacks against Cholas (Nicholas, 1963). King Gajabahu II (1132-1153 A.D.) is s…
