Palkumbura Raja Maha Viharaya

Palkumbura Raja Maha Viharaya
Palkumbura Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: පල්කුඹුර රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Halloluwa village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The temple is believed to have been constructed by King Senarath (1604-1635 A.D.) of the  Kandyan Kingdom  (Abeyawardana, 2004). It was renovated during the reigns of King Narendrasinha [(1707-1739 A.D.) Abeyawardana, 2004]. King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798-1815 A.D.) is said to have offered the temple to Kobbekaduwe Sri Nivasa Thera in 1804 (Abeyawardana, 2004). Palkumbura Sannasa which deals with the history of this temple claims that the temple was established during the reign of King Senarath (Seneviratna, 1983). Palkumbura Sannasa Inscribed on a copper plate, the Palkumbura Sannasa is 9.2 inches long and 3.2 inches wide in its fragmentary condition (Codrington, 1933). On the left of the obverse of the plate are two double rectangular frames enclosing the sun and the moon while the reverse has a figure of a chank shell (Codrington, 1933).…