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High medieval · Buddhist · Sri Lanka

Uruwala Valagamba Raja Maha Vihara

Uruwala, Gampaha District, Western Province · 7.0564°, 80.0518°

Gautama Buddha (ancient sacred Bo tree)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

An ancient Buddhist temple at Uruwala in the Gampaha District, formally protected by the Sri Lankan government as an archaeological site. Its old sacred fig tree stands within a rampart, and the temple is held to have belonged with neighbouring shrines to a single monastic complex of the early Anuradhapura period.

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Sources

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