Metigahatenna Shaila Abyanthararamaya is an ancient Buddhist cave temple in Badulla, dating to the 2nd–1st century B.C., and is now a protected site.
Metigahatenna Shaila Abyanthararamaya S haila-Abyanthararama Viharaya or Metigahatenna Viharaya (Sinhala: ශෛලඅභ්යන්තරාරාම විහාරය/ මැටිගහතැන්න විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Metigahatenna village in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. History As the presence of an Early Brahmi Inscription , the history of this site can be dated back to pre-Christian times. This inscription indicates that the cave of this site was an abode of Buddhist monks during the 2nd-1st century B.C. Metigahatenna Cave Inscription Period: 2nd-1st centuries B.C. Script: Early Brahmi Language: Old Sinhala Transcript: Upasaka-Dinaha lene Manapadashane shagasha Translation: The cave (named) Manapadassana of the lay devotee Dinna (is given) to the Sangha. Citation: Paranavitana, 1970. p.57. A Protected Site The drip-ledged cave with inscriptions in the premises of Shaylabhyanthararama ancient cave temple in Metigahatenna village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 18 of Metigahatenna in Lunugala Divisional Sectetary’s Division is a…
