Walalgoda Tempita Viharaya Walalgoda Purana Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: වළල්ගොඩ පුරාණ ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Walalgoda village in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. History The history of this temple runs back to the period of the kings of Ruhuna principality of the 3rd century B.C. who reigned from Magama [(present Tissamaharama) Abeyawardana, 2002; Gnanawimala Thera, 1967]. During the 18th century, one of the chapter houses had been located on this Vihara premises (Abeyawardana, 2002). The Tempita Viharaya of this temple was constructed in 1774 by Alahakoon Mudiyanse Rala of Omalpe (the builder of Omalpe Tempita Viharaya ?) and by Valalgoda Gunatilaka Jayawardana Vijayakoon Mudiyanse (Gnanawimala Thera, 1967; Silva & Chandrasekara, 2021). It is said that Siamese Upali Thera established the Sima (consecrated boundary) for this Viharaya during the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinha [(1747-1781 A.D.) Gnanawimala Thera, 1967; Silva & Chandrasekara, 2021; Wijayawardhana, 2010]. The Walalgo…
