The archaeological and historical heritage of Kaballalena Rajamaha viharaya
This “Rajamaha Viharaya” is situated in Ibbagamuwa-Polpetigama road partially near the “Dagama” school there are gravel road. This temple is located in north-west province in Heriyala hathpaththuwe in Polpitigama. This temple is in the hill with the big rock and infront of this temple there are a field and settlement.
Among the crypt temples is in Sri Lanka this “Kaballalena Viharaya” is the one of that .but the historical details about this temple are not enough. But this belonging to four periods according to ruins. There are four inscriptions belonging to 2 century. As well as in this period there was monk who was lived in here. The caion are belonging to period of Polonnaruwa. The crypt was built king “Walagamba” note in legend. The features of Buddha image belonging to period of Kandy. We can guess it wave of the robe. The “Kaballa Lena” is the important crypt in here. There few ply in the foot of the mountion, the crypt is front to west side. This is the open hall. The large area use for shrine room. There are dragon pandol is top of the shrine room. The main idol is a reclining image. There are “Hiti Pilimaya” both side of the reclining image. Left side of the “Hiti pilimaya” there a “Veshnu Devi” idol is in here. The painting also takes specialty. There are painting is on the roof. There “Suvecivewaranaya” and “Mara Parajaya” using blue, yellow and red color. There are “Wessanthara jathakaya” show in the wall and also the foot of reclining image there are painting about“Periniwan Manchakaya”. The idols are design by using clay.
The caion of this “Kaballalena Viharaya” is historical important place. It is being destroy. There are few moonstone without any simple pattern. And also there are seat make of stone. Out of the compound there are stone tower and foot-chain around here. There is a pound foot of the hill. There are five inscriptions about this temple. Two of this written under the cauldron. This inscriptions said this crypt was gave to the monk. This crypt was gave “Gamika”, ”Meethapala”, ”Rewathi”, ”Gamani”, ”Shiwa” and ”Gameka Naguliya” people.
In Kurunagala district this “Kaballalena Viharaya” is the place belonging to other temple. most of the people who go to worship Halawatha “Munnesharam” fane also come to worship this temple.
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