Thorapitiya Weluwanarama Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Wehella village. It was established in 1722 by Wehelle Sri Dhammadinna Thera.
Wehella Weluwanarama Viharaya Not to be confused with Parawahera Weluwanarama Viharaya T horapitiya Weluwanarama Purana Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: වේහැල්ල තෝරපිටිය වේළුවනාරාම පුරාණ මහා විහාරය) Veluvanarama Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Wehella village in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History The temple was established in 1722 by Wehelle Sri Dhammadinna Thera [(b.29 May 1679 - d.28 May 1775) Gnanawimala, 1975; Wikramaratne, 2015]. It was further developed and expanded by Kirineliya Rathanajothi Sthavira, the elder son of Wijesiri Gunatilake Wickremaratne Diganayaka Dingi Hamine, the sister of Sri Dhammadinna Thera (Gnanawimala, 1975). The temple became the headquarters of the low country after performing the Upasampadawa (higher ordination) in Kandy by the Siamese monk Upali Thera in 1753 (Gnanawimala, 1975). The Buddha shrine of the temple preserves a valuable collection of sculptures and paintings belonging to the art tradition of the Kandyan Period (Wikramaratne, 2015). In 1810, a preaching hall was added to …
