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The archaeological and historical heritage of Abella Rajamaha Viharaya


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                 Among the temple is in Matale district this “Abella Rajamaha Viharaya” is distinctive temple. This temple is belonging to Matale district, in Kubeyangoda divisional secretary area in Holangamuwa. We can meet this temple when arrive 1 mile from sub road to Kandy. This temple is a crypt temple. there are long stairs to enter this temple is on the Ben.

               According to legends the historical background of this crypt temple was belonging to period of ‘Dewanapatis’. this temple named as “Ambereya Viharaya” in ‘Majjema Nikaya’. And also the monk who was come to the ‘Darma Sangayanawa’  in Matale Aluviharaya and they lodge in this temple. as well as there is a inscription written by brshama character. The book name ‘historical Matale’ also note about this temple. in this temple there are two door keeper statues and main ‘Sathapena Pilimaya’ ,five ’Hiti Pilimaya’ and one Samadhi statue. Those statues are made by using bricks, clay and wood. Specially use jaggery palm wood and it can be identify them broken part of the idols. And also these statues are preservation in several times. In front of the statue there are flower seats. Those seats are in round shape and square shape and full of paintings with flower patterns. 

              The paintings is the specialty of this “Abella Rajamaha Viharaya”. Among those paintings there are “Nalagiri Damanaya”, “Suvesivewaranaya” ,”Maha brahma”, “Dewa Vimanaya” and lotus design. Blue, Red, Yellow and orange color are use for this paintings. There are painting belonging to period of Kandy draw in after-ward. The fund of central cultural, project in Kandy is preservation these destroyed buildings, shrine and fresco.

 

          This “Abella Rajamaha Viharaya” is belonging to painting styles in period of Kandy is the place of worship and honor the Buddhist people.

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