The archaeological and historical heritage of Wagegoda Viharaya
Among the temple is in south province in Geruwapaththuwe this “Wagegoda Viharaya” is the historical valuable place. This area was full of ferocious animal and around the forest. Therefore this area “weyaggra goda” is become “Wagegoda” and this temple also identify about this name note by legend.
This temple identify as “Hankomulla Viharaya” in land title-deed of this temple has. In period of Kandy this temple is identify as “Rankohumulla”. The temple was in south province are destroyed because of the Tamil attack in ‘Rajarata’. According to old note there was a gold In period of Kandy king “Kerthi Sri Rajasingha” was palingenesis for this temple. He was built a “Tampita Viharaya” in here. Among the temple is in south province this “Wagegoda Viharaya” was the famous from period of Anuradhapura and it is successful. temple.
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