Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya – මොරපාය රජමහා විහාරය
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A simple moonstone with 2 elephants at the Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
A little beyond Hanguranketa along the Rikillagaskada road is the Madanwela Viharaya whose history, tradition, has it goes back to a few centuries. In this as well as the Morapaya Viharaya a few miles further away are two gold plated images of the Buddha which tradition says were brought by Maliyadeva Thera. The image at Morapaya Viharaya is a standings Buddha 23 inches high.
According the this report the the temple faced a land slide and was buried in the early part of 17th century and the statue was lost. Later it was discovered by two merchants and has been resorted back at the temple.
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
Photo courtesy of Niroshan Edirisinghe
Also See
- Kandy – The Last Kingdom of Sinhale
- Ancient Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
Map of the Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya
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Driving Directions to Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya
Route from Colombo to Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya | Route from Kandy to Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya |
| Though : Kandy Road – Pilimatalawa Distance : 165 km Travel time : 4-5 hours Driving directions : see on google map | Though : Hanguranketha Distance : 45 km Travel time : 1.30 minutes Driving directions : see on google map |
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