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…