Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana

Sri Pushparama Vihara
ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය
The Stupa and Image house
Basic information
Location Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates 06°49′18.4″N 79°52′16.2″E / 6.821778°N 79.871167°E / 6.821778; 79.871167Coordinates: 06°49′18.4″N 79°52′16.2″E / 6.821778°N 79.871167°E / 6.821778; 79.871167
Affiliation Buddhism
District Colombo
Province Western Province
Heritage designation Archaeological protected monument (23 February 2007)
Architectural description
Architectural type Buddhist Temple
Founder Balapitiye Dheerananda thera[1]
Completed 1795 – 1800

Sri Pushparama Vihara ( Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Ratmalana, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at Sri Dharmarama junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 23 February 2007 under the government Gazette number 1486.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Janaka Wettasinghe (7 June 2009). "රත්මලාන ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම මහා විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007, p. 7.

  • "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1486. 23 February 2007.


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