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Dapane Jayasumanarama Tempita Viharaya |
Dapane Jayasumanarama Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: දාපනේ ජයසුමනාරාම ටැම්පිට විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Dapane village in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka.
Tempita Viharaya
Tempita Viharas were popular in many Buddhist temples during the Kandyan Period. These structures were usually built on a wooden platform resting on bare stone pillars or stumps which are about 1-4 feet tall. The roof is generally made of timber and held by wooden stumps. The walls are usually made of wattle and daub and form the main enclosed shrine room containing Buddhist sculptures and murals in the Kandyan style. Some Tempita Viharas have narrow verandas and ambulatories circulating the main enclosed space. The construction of these buildings started in the 17th century and lasted until the end of the 19th century (Wijayawardhana, 2010).
Dapane Tempita Viharaya
The Tempita Viharaya of Dapane temple is now enclosed within a more recently built outer hall. Inside this newer structure, a narrow wooden staircase provides access to the Tampita shrine. At its entrance stand two guardian figures, each holding a sword. The doorway is adorned with floral motifs. In the shrine, there is a seated Buddha statue accompanied by two standing Buddhas on the side walls. A Digge (dancing/audience hall) or Hewisi Mandapaya (drummers’ hall) is built attached to the front of the outer hall.
A Protected Site
The Tampita Vihara of Kolonne Dapane Sri Jayasundararama Raja Maha Vihara Premises situated in the Grama Niladhari Division of Dapane bearing Number 210 in Kolonne Divisional Secretariat Division is an archaeological protected monument, declared by a government notification published on 6 July 2007.
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References
Books, Government Gazette Notifications
1) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. No: 1505. 6 July 2007. p.549.
2) Wijayawardhana, K., 2010. Sri Lankawe Tampita Vihara (In Sinhala). Dayawansa Jayakody & Company. Colombo. ISBN: 978-955-551-752-2. p.12.
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LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Lalith Kekultotuwage for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.