Vidyanikethana Piriven Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Sapugoda near Kamburupitiya. It has a history running back more than 200 years.
Vidyanikethana Piriven Viharaya V idyanikethana Piriven Viharaya , also known as Ilangangoda Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: සපුගොඩ විද්යානිකේතන පිරිවෙන් විහාරය, ඉලංගන්ගොඩ පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Sapugoda near Kamburupitiya in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Although this site is said to have a history running back more than 200 years, the present temple has no structures surviving from that period (Abeyawardana, 2004). In the past, this area was known as Ilangangoda which means the place where people were trained in weaponry and war (Abeyawardana, 2004; Vanarathana, 1994). The temple was established at this site by a Buddhist monk named Mudduwe Dhammarakkhitha Thera who was a student of Kuttapitiya Thera, the student of Kamburupitiye Gunarathana Thera, the head monk of Sri Padaya , Sabaragamuwa Province and the low country (Abeyawardana, 2004; Vanarathana, 1994). An ola leaf manuscript preserved in the temple reveals details of gifts by a minister of King Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-1782 A.D.) of Kan…
