Deldeniya Raja Maha Viharaya Deldeniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: දෙල්දෙණිය රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Deldeniya village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History This temple is believed to have been established either by Wathhimi Bandara (or Karaliyadda Bandara) in the 16th century or by King Kirti Sri Rajasingha (1747-1782 A.D.) during the Kandyan Period (Rajapakse, 2016). According to some sources, the history of the Stupa of the temple goes back to the Kurunegala Period [(1293-1341 A.D.) De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009; Senanayaka, 2018]. The name Deldeniya is mentioned in Nampotha , an ancient text written after the 14th century. The Vatadageya (Stupa house), the Bodhi tree, the Siri Pathul Gala (a carved footprint of the Buddha) and the boundary stones of the present Pohoya-geya (the chapter house) are considered old monuments of the temple (Rajapakse, 2016). The Vatadageya which is roughly square in shape covers the bubble-shaped Stupa (De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). The roof of it h…
