Weligodapola Tempita Viharaya

Weligodapola Tempita Viharaya
Weligodapola Tempita Viharaya  also known as Weligodapola Sri Dharmarama Pirivena (Sinhala: වැලිගොඩපොල ශ්‍රී ධර්මාරාම පිරිවෙණ ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Weligodapola village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History Buddhism in Sri Lanka had declined by the 17th and 18th centuries and the erudite Buddhist monk Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thera (1698-1778 A.D.) with the support of King Kirti Sri Rajasingha (1747-1782 A.D.) of  Kandy  re-established the Upasampada  (higher ordination) in the country in 1753. This resulted in a Buddhist Renaissance throughout the country and according to local tradition, the temple at Weligodapola was established during this period (Wijayawardhana, 2010). It is said that 12 Weligodapola villagers who built an Awasa-ge (a dwelling house) in their village requested King Kirti Sri Rajasingha to find a Buddhist monk who could stay there and serve the village (Wijayawardhana, 2010). The king informed about this to Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thera who, a…