Wattaramtenna Purvarama Viharaya
Not to be confused with Wattarama Sri Maliyadeva Viharaya Wattaramtenna Sri Purvarama Viharaya (Sinhala: වට්ටාරම්තැන්න පූර්වාරාම විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Mathurata in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. History The image house of Wattaramtenna temple preserves a collection of murals of the Kandyan art tradition of the Kandyan Period . The slab inscription that is engraved on the rock behind the Makara Thorana (dragon arch) and the seated Buddha statue in the image house contains 1765 of the Saka Era [(1843 A.D.) Gamage, 2020]. A sketch of a human figure wearing a unique dress and ornaments is found beside the inscription. Period: 19th century A.D. Script: Modern Sinhala Language: Modern Sinhala Transcript: Sujatassa Shakabdam Matusatyam Evajan Translation: Saka year 1765 Notes: This inscription has been written following the ancient Katapaya system References: Gamage, 2020. A protected site The ancient shrine and Chaitya at the premises of Wattaranth…