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The archaeological and historical heritage of Angamugama Rajamaha Viharaya alias Kuda Dabulu Len Viharaya


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                     The “Dabulu Len Viharaya” is world famous crypt temple system and this is same for that, so it become “Kuda Dabulu Len Viharaya” and this “Angamugama Rajamaha Viharaya” full of paintings and idols belonging to period of Kandy.

 

                   In Galgamuwa Moragollagama road there are Aboragama, so go in Aboragama road we can meet Angamugama road and we can near to this temple. This temple is in small Ben with a rounding the huge trees and big rocks. There are stone stairs for enter this temple. The specialty is this temple is there are collection of beautiful paintings and statues.

 

                     There are big 18 cubit “Sathapena Pilimaya” in here. In this statue shows the immense qualities of the lord Buddha .  The pleat of the robe is wave of the sea. There are “Hiti Pilimaya” and reclining image without this salute. The paintings in this temple are belonging to period of Kandy. In the crypt there are paintings in the wall and the roof. The topics of these paintings are “Jathaka Katha” and incidence of the lord Buddha. The paintings and salutes are similar to Dabula Viharaya so this temple also known as “Kuda Dabulu Viharaya”.

 

                     There are lots of story about this temple. Among the historical news was this temple was belonging to period of the king “Walagamba”. There are lots of ruins prove it around this place. Videlicet the corner of the temple there are ruins of the old stone building. There is evidence about building according to the stone towers. Near of that there stone seat. And also there are a symbol of Buddha’s foot-print. Most of people think this stone towers and Buddha’s foot-print symbol belonging to period of Anuradhapuraya. so also there are another crypts in this Ben in “Angamugama Rajamaha Viharaya”. Hence we apparent according to that the team of the monk was meditation in here.

 

                  The beneath of the temple  there are a caion and bodhi tree. The distress news of this temple is the paintings are destroyed. And also thieves grasp this place. This “Kuda Dabulu Viharaya” is the place which is the historical place for Buddhist people.  

 

 

 

 

 

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