පුළුකුණාව ආසනඝරය සහ රජමහා විහාරය
අම්පාර – මහියංගණ මාර්ගයේ ගල්ඔය යෝජනා ක්‍රමයේ මායිමේ අම්පාර පුළුකුණාව ගුහා සහ පෞරාණික නටබුන් විශාල වනාන්තරයකින් වැසුනු කන්දක් මත පිහිටා ඇත. කන්දේ දකුණු කෙලවරේ කටාරම් සහිත ලෙන් විශාල ප්‍රමාණයක් පිහිටා තිබේ.
Ampara
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Pulukunava Asanaghara and the Rajamaha Viharaya at Ampara
Ampara Pulukunava Asanaghara, caves and ancient ruins lies at the boundary of the Galoya scheme on the Ampara – Mahiyangana road is on a large forested hill.
Gal Oya National Park and Senanayake Samudraya (ගල්ඔය ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානය)
Gal Oya National Park was established to protect the catchments area of the Senanayake Samudraya. In addition to elephants, the park is home to leopards, bear, spotted deer, sambur, wild boar etc. Among other fauna are several species of monkeys, Porcupine, a number of fish species, reptiles and four species of butterflies such as the Crimson rose and Glassy Tiger have been recorded.
Udayagiri Raja Maha Viharaya Archaeological Ruins at Ampara – අම්පාර උදයගිරි රජමහා විහාරය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය
Udayagiri Raja Maha Viharaya at Ampara is an ancient temple going as far as 1st-3rd century BC. It is believed that this temple lies on the battle ground of King Parakrambahu and Queen Sugala Devi.
Samanbedda Ancient Cave Temple at Ampara – අම්පාර සමන්බැද්ද ලෙන් විහාරය
Samanbedda cave temple is an ancient temple complex lying close to the Ampara town.This complex is believed to be built by king Saddhatissa (137-119 BC).
Samangala Ancient Forest Hermitage in Ampara – සමන්ගල පුරාණ ලෙන් විහාරය
Samangala Cave Temple Complex believed to be built by the king Saddhatissa (137-119 BC) of Anuradhapura and consists of about 50 dripledged caves in the eastern slopes of the Samangala rocky hill.
Rajagala [2] : An Ancient Monastery in the jungles of Ruhuna
Rajagala, the Monarch’s Rock, is a rugged, mysterious and thickly forested mountain in the sparsely populated and rarely visited part of Sri Lanka.
Rajagala Monastery – රජගල ආරණ්‍යය නටබුන්
Rajagala Viharaya and Monastery dating back to the pre christian era is situated in the Ampara on a rugged and thickly forested rocky mountain.
Japanese Peace Pagoda in Ampara – අම්පාර ජපාන සාම චෛත්‍යය
Lying in middle of a elephant path near a tank in Ampara lies the Japanese Peace Pagoda of Ampara which as part of a larger worldwide peace movement which built under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii (1885-1985), a Buddhist monk from Japan and founder of the Nipponzan-Myōhōji Buddhist Order.
Digavapi [4] – The pristine glory of Dighavapi
Some thirteen miles east of Ampara is the ancient Buddhist shrine of Dighavapi hallowed by the visit of Lord Buddha.
Digavapi [3] – The stronghold of Ruhunu kings
A region in the Uva and Eastern Provinces has suddenly become the subject of controversy in both electronic and print media. Buddhist clergy supported by laymen joined protest campaigns and marched on the streets carrying posters demanding that the Government intervene to protect this area. The subject was Digavapi. Many people think Digavapi is only…
Deegavapi Stupa – Digging deeper
The controversy over the the Dighavapi land has been growing into a big issue in Colombo but it has not touched Dighavapi or people living around it with a similar intensity.
Deegavapi Stupa (දීඝවාපි චෛත්‍යය)
Deegavapi is one of the 16 places which has been blessed by the Buddha’s presence. Buddha was invited to Kelaniya by Mani Akkika of Naga Tribe, ruler of the Kelaniya region on his second visit to Nagadeepa. On the 8th year of attaining nirvana Buddha decided to visit Sri Lanka for the third time specially to Kelaniya. During this visit he came to Deegavapi with 500 Arhaths and spend time meditating.
Ampara Buddhangala Monastery – අම්පාර බුද්ධංගල ආරන්‍ය සේනාසනය
The Buddhangala Monastery lies deep in the jungles about 7 kilometres off Ampara. The Monastery covers 1280 acres covering 5 rocks where the remains of the ancient monastery can be seen. This area belonged to the Digamadulla Kingdom which was started by Prince Dighayu in the 4th century BC.