| Kothduwa Raja Maha Vihara | |
|---|---|
කොත්දූව රජ මහා විහාරය | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Galle |
| Province | Southern Province |
| Location | |
| Location | Kothduwa, Madu Ganga |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Geographic coordinates | 06°18′26.7″N 80°03′06.9″E / 6.307417°N 80.051917°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Buddhist Temple |
| Founder | Samson Rajapakse |
| Completed | 1860s |
The Kothduwa temple, or Koth Duwa Raja Maha Viharaya, is a Buddhist temple located on Kothduwa Island on the Madu Ganga in southern Sri Lanka. The island is located in Galle District of the Southern Province approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of Galle and 88 km (55 mi) south of Colombo.[1]
The temple is believed to have once sheltered the sacred relic of the tooth of the Buddha, circa 340 CE.[2] The Bodhi tree on the island was planted from a bud of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi by Deva Pathiraja, minister to King Parakramabahu IV.[3]
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- ^ Herath, H.M.B.C.; Broker, Koen (November 2003). "Maduganga Historic Sites" (PDF). Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands. Wetlands International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2009.