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Gampaha, Western Province · 7.1110°, 79.9896°
A cave temple at Gampaha in the Western Province whose foundation is traced to the reign of King Valagamba (89–77 BCE), with a 5th-century inscription found on its grounds. It keeps a Samadhi Buddha statue and flanking abhaya-mudra images carved in Kandyan-period manner, together with a stone bearing a footprint of the Buddha; the provincial ruler Sakalakala Wallabha patronised it under Parakramabahu VI.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The place is said to have taken the name Asgiri from a horse lost there by Prince Uttiya, brother of King Kelani Tissa.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Anuradhapura
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