Naga Vimanaya is a Buddhist temple situated near the Malwathu Maha Viharaya. The temple is believed to have been founded in the early 17th century.
Naga Vimanaya (Kandy) Naga Vimana Kande Viharaya , also known as Naga Vimanaya (Sinhala: නාග විමානය, නාගවිමාන කන්දේ විහාරය), is a small Buddhist temple situated near the Malwathu Maha Viharaya in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The temple is believed to have been founded in the early 17th century (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009; Seneviratna, 1983). The name of this temple is mentioned in Nampota , an ancient Sinhalese text which is considered to have been compiled after the 14th century A.D. King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-1782 A.D.) is said to have maintained a garden at this site (Rajapakse, 2016). Later, the Bowl relic of the Buddha that had been enshrined in the Stupa of this site was moved to the Natha Devalaya at Kandy (Rajapakse, 2016). The famous Buddhist monk Welivita Sri Saranankara Thera (1698-1778 A.D.) is said to have lived in this temple for some time (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009; Rajapakse, 2016; Seneviratna, 1983). The Image House The small image house of this temple is of archaeolo…
