Nedigamwila Wilpita Viharaya

Wilpita Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: නැදිගම්විල විල්පිට රජමහා විහාරය) Nadigamvila Vilpita Raja Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Nedigamwila village in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka.  History This temple is believed to have been constructed by Mahanama, the brother of King Devanampiyatissa (247-207 B.C.). Remains of several ancient building structures belonging to an ancient Buddhist monastery such as a  Stupa , an image house, and a Bo tree can be seen on the temple premises (Abeyawardana, 2004; Somadeva, 2006). Of them, the Stupa is considered special due to its rare pot-shaped ( Ghatakara ) dome (Abeyawardana, 2004).  A protected site The ancient Stupa at the Viharaya in Nedigamwila village situated in Tissamaharama Divisional Secretary’s Division is an archaeological protected monument, declared by a government gazette notification published on 1 March 1974. References 1) Abeyawardana, H.A.P., 2004. Heritage of Ruhuna: Major natural, cultural and historic sites. Colombo: The …