Kurumbure Purvarama Viharaya is a Buddhist temple in Bambarenda village. it is said to have been established during the time of Kirti Sri Rajasinha.
Kurumbure Raja Maha Viharaya Kurumbure Purvarama Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කුරුඹුරේ රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Bambarenda village near Rathmale town in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Although several old bricks belonging to the Anuradhapura Period have been found on the premises, it is generally accepted that this temple was established during the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-1781 A.D.) of Kandy (Ranaweera, 2015; Vanarathana, 1994). Dematapitiye Sangharakkhita Thera was the first incumbent of the temple (Ranaweera, 2015). The temple preserves several religious artefacts donated to Dematapitiye Sangharakkhita Thera by King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (Ranaweera, 2015; Vanarathana, 1994). Among them, the 2 ft. high gold-plated Buddha statue known as Randena is considered unique and special (Ranaweera, 2015; Vanarathana, 1994). Placed under a Makara Thorana (dragon arch), the statue shows typical artistic features of the Kandyan period. According to folklore, this statue was made using the gold t…
