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High medieval · Buddhist · Sri Lanka

Sri Pushparama Vihara, Balapitiya

Balapitiya, Galle District, Southern Province · 6.2916°, 80.0421°

Gautama BuddhaUndeterminedpreaching hall in colonial church manner
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Buddhist temple at Balapitiya in the Galle District, headquarters of the Mulaghandi sect of the Amarapura Nikaya and a protected archaeological monument since 6 June 2008. The doors and windows of its dhamma preaching hall follow colonial church design, with two wooden stairs rising to a balcony that runs round the inner hall.

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Sources

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