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Pilikuththuwa, Gampaha District, Western Province · 7.0639°, 80.0503°
A Buddhist cave temple at Pilikuththuwa in the Gampaha District, on ground inhabited since prehistoric times, whose caves appear to have served monks by the 2nd–3rd century BCE. The complex includes an image house and a dagoba.
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.
King Valagamba is said to have sheltered here from time to time during the invasion from South India.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Anuradhapura
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