Galapatha Raja Maha Viharaya Galapatha Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: ගලපාත රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kahagalla village near Bentota Ganga river in Galle District, Sri Lanka. History Tooth relic of Arhat Maha Kassapa Thera According to local tradition, the Stupa at Galapatha Viharaya preserves a tooth of Arhat Maha Kassapa Thera, one of the principal disciples of Gautama Buddha (Ayrton, 1920; Paranavitana, 1934). It is mentioned in a Kavya (poem) named Dharmawattaja Jataka that the tooth relic of Arhat Maha Kassapa Thera had reached Sri Lanka from India and was in Anuradhapura until it was brought to Galapatha Viharaya by a certain Arhat (Ayrton, 1920). King Dutugemunu (161-137 B.C.), after hearing about this tooth-relic, sent his brother Saddhatissa (137-119 B.C.) to erect a Stupa for it (Ayrton, 1920). The present Stupa at the site is believed to be the one built by Saddhatissa (Ayrton, 1920). It is also said that King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) gave offerings to the temple and King Nissa…