Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya
| Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya | |
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Sithulpawwa Stupa on top of the rock.
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| Founded | Around 2nd century BC |
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| Founder(s) | King Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna |
| Reverend(s) | Metaramba Hemarathana Nayake Thera |
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
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Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist monastery located in Hambantota District, South Eastern Sri Lanka. Situated 18 km east of the pilgrimage town Katharagama, it is believed to have been built in the 2nd century B.C by king Kavantissa.[1]Sithulpawwa Vihara can be reached by travelling 18 miles along the Tissamaharama-Yodhakandiya road towards the Yala National Park. The name Sithulpawwa is derived from the word "Chiththala Pabbatha", which means the hill of the quiet mind.[1]
This ancient monastery with a history over 2200 years, was a place of worship for devotees as well as a center of Buddhist education for Buddhist monks. Paintings of the Anuradhapura era and the ruins of stone Buddha images, Bodhisatva images, Image Houses, Circular Relic Houses are spread throughout the monastery premises. The present chief incumbent of Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Vihara is Ven. Metaramba Hemarathana Nayake Thera.[2]
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