Paramakanda Rajamaha Viharaya is a historical Buddhist site located in Anamaduwa Paramakanda in the Puttalam District of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.
It is an ancient site that holds a very important historical place. The current name Paramakanda is also believed to be a creation of Parameswara Kanda. It is also believed to have got this name with the meaning of Paramakanda (Great Mountain).
Inscriptions state that it was built by King Walagamba between 103-76 BC.
According to the Thonigala inscription, the Paramakanda temple was built by a monk named Mahatissa during the reign of King Walagamba.
It is also mentioned in an inscription that two cave temples were renovated and offered to the temple during the reign of King Wimaladharma Suriya in the Kandy period after the Walagamba period. Later B.W. A new temple has also been built to celebrate 2500.
In the upper courtyard of the temple you can see a small Buddha Mandir built in association with a rock. It has a reclining Buddha statue and canopy paintings. A sacred footprint is carved on the surface of the rocks outside the palace
There is also a reference to a sailor named Tissa in an inscription in a cave with drips in this temple premises. The Dagaba is located near the Prathima House, about three meters to the east. It is eight meters high and six meters in diameter. There are about six drip caves associated with this temple and several ruined buildings, a rock inscription and a plaque are found.
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