Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara

Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara
දෙල්ගමුව රජ මහා විහාරය
The Kurahan grinding stone, which was used to hide the tooth relic of Buddha
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictRatnapura
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
Location
LocationDelgamuwa, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates06°46′33.1″N 80°21′22.8″E / 6.775861°N 80.356333°E / 6.775861; 80.356333
Architecture
TypeBuddhist temple

Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara (Sinhala: දෙල්ගමුව රජ මහා විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Kuruvita of Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka.[2] This temple is reputed as the hiding place of the tooth relic of Buddha during the ruling period of Portuguese in the country.

Currently this temple has been declared as one of the archaeological sites in Sri Lanka.[1]

History

The written history of Delgamuwa Vihara goes back to the time period of Sitawaka kingdom. During the past this temple was known as Saparagamu Vihara and Labujagama Viharaya as well.[3]

With the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 and the death of the King Bhuwanakabahu VII of Kotte Kingdom, a political turmoil was caused in the country. This was intensified with the conversion to Catholicism by King Don Juan Dharmapala. This incidence led the then Diyawadana Nilame Hiripitiye Divana Rala, who was the custodian of the tooth relic, to move the relic from Kotte Kingdom to King Mayadunne of Sitawaka (now Avissawella) for safe keeping in 1549.[4] With the guidance of king Mayadunne the tooth relic was brought to Delgamuwa Vihara for further safekeeping, and kept it in a Kurahan (Eleusine coracana) grinding stone at the Vihara premises.[5]

In 1592 Konappu Bandara, who conquered the throne of Kandy again, changed his name as Wimaladharmasuriya I and reclaimed the tooth relic from Delgamuwa vihara in Ratnapura to Kandy.[6] He managed to build a separate two-storied palace to enshrine the tooth relic within the palace complex.[7]

A few years after the removal of tooth relic, the temple was robbed and demolished by the Portuguese who constructed a fort there later.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Delgamuwa Rajamaha Vihare". Sabaragamuwa provincial council. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Small description of Sacred Area Development-Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara". Ministry of Urbun Area Development and Sacred Area Development. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Sanctuary of the sacred tooth relic". sundaytimes.lk. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Delgamuwa Rajamaha Viharaya – Kuruwita – දෙල්ගමුව රජ මහා විහාරය". amazinglanka. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Delgamuwa Raja Maha Viharaya". Lanka Pradeepa. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Nine kings have lived here". sundaytimes.lk. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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