Yatawatte Purana Vihara

Yatawatte Purana Vihara
යටවත්තේ පුරාණ විහාරය
The Stupa at Vihara
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictGampaha
ProvinceWestern Province
Location
LocationPahalagama, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates07°05′20.1″N 79°59′10.6″E / 7.088917°N 79.986278°E / 7.088917; 79.986278
Architecture
TypeBuddhist Temple
StyleTempita Vihara

Yatawatte Purana Vihara (Sinhalaː යටවත්තේ පුරාණ විහාරය) (or Vidyaravinda Maha Pirivena) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. It lies on Gampaha – Pahalagama main road, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the Gampaha town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 15 April 2016 under the government Gazette number 1963.[1]

  1. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1963: 17. 15 April 2016.