Maha Saman Devalaya

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Maha Saman Devalaya මහා සමන් දේවාලය
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
District	Ratnapura
Province	Sabaragamuwa
Deity	Saman deviyo
Location
Location	Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	06°41′28.1″N 80°22′51.6″E / 6.691139°N 80.381000°E / 6.691139; 80.381000
Architecture
Type	Devalaya
Founder	King Parakramabahu II
Completed	1270

Maha Saman Devalaya or the Great Saman Temple (also called Sumana Saman Devalaya) is a shrine dedicated to deity Saman, situated at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka who is the presiding deity of the Sri Pada Mountain which is also called Samanthakuta meaning the mountain of Saman which is believed to have the left foot impression of Buddha which he kept in his visit to Sri Lanka.^[3]