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High medieval · Buddhist · Sri Lanka

Sri Saddharmagupta Piriven Vihara

Dombawela, Udugampola, Gampaha District, Western Province · 7.1240°, 79.9845°

Gautama Buddha (image house and Bodhi tree)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

An old piriven vihara — a monastic teaching temple — at Dombawela in Udugampola, Gampaha District, recognised by the government as a protected archaeological monument. Its precinct holds a stupa, image house, Bodhi tree, bell tower, preaching hall, library and monks' dwellings, the old library building having been conserved in 2010.

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Sources

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