Buddhangala Viharaya (Padaviya) Not to be confused with Buddhangala Viharaya (Ampara) Buddhangala Raja Maha Viharaya , formerly Buddhanehela Raja Maha Vehera (Sinhala: පදවිය බුද්ධංගල විහාරය, බුද්ධන්නේහෙල රජමහා වෙහෙර), is a Buddhist temple situated in Buddhangala village near Padaviya in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History This Buddhist monastery site is believed to have been established in the pre-Christian era and existed until the 10th century A.D. (Medhananda, 2003). Two rock inscriptions and two pillar inscriptions have been found at the site (Medhananda, 2003). Of them, the 10th-century inscription discovered in one of the caves reveals the name of the site as Nagirigala situated in the Dana-dakadara division (Nicholas, 1963). Buddhanehela Pillar Inscription This inscription inscribed on all four sides of a stone pillar 6 ft. 4 in. in height and 9 in. in square was first recorded in 1891 (Brohier, 1963; Ranawella, 2004; Wickremasinghe, 1912). At the time of discovery, it is said to have been placed upside down …
