Bodhimaluwa Viharaya is a Buddhist temple in Raluwa village. The site consists of an old Buddha shrine containing valuable sculptures and murals.
Bodhimaluwa Raja Maha Viharaya (Raluwa) Not to be confused with Bodhimaluwa Raja Maha Viharaya (Bentota) B odhimaluwa Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: රළුව බෝධිමළුව රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Raluwa village near Medamulana in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. The Buddha Shrine The site consists of an old Buddha shrine containing valuable sculptures and murals following the traditional art style of the Kandyan Period . A seated Buddha statue accompanied by two figures of Sariputta (left) and Moggallana (right), the chief disciples of Gautama Buddha is found inside the shrine. Two standing statues of Buddha are also found facing each other on both left and right walls. The inner walls of the shrine are filled with paintings of Buddhist themes and various decorative motifs. A boundary stone around the Chapter House of the temple is engraved with the year 2484 B.E (1940 A.D.) There is a plot of land known by the name Elagawa-watta located towards northwest about 500 m from the Bodhimaluwa temple premises. The ruins of a…
