Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

3031 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
High medieval · Buddhist · Sri Lanka

Koskandawala Raja Maha Vihara

Koskandawala, Gampaha District, Western Province · 7.0797°, 80.0523°

Gautama Buddha (stupa and image house)Undeterminedcave temple
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

An old Buddhist cave temple at Koskandawala in the Gampaha District, with a stupa and an image house. It is counted among neighbouring cave temples said to have formed a single monastic complex in the early Anuradhapura period.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined