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In the Polonnaruwa period the monarch mentioned as King [[Vijayabahu I]] restored the viharaya since its construction. <ref name=”:0″ /> |
In the Polonnaruwa period the monarch mentioned as King [[Vijayabahu I]] restored the viharaya since its construction. <ref name=”:0″ /> |
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According to the Archaelogist [[ Nicholas]] a residence for the resting of monks was built in the name of Kurundacullaka near the viharaya.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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== Vandalizing of the viharaya == |
== Vandalizing of the viharaya == |
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According to the [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] archaeologist [[ Lewis]] in his published journal in 1895 he quotes “ ”The town or large village that was built on the low side of the embankments, and traces of which are to be seen in the fragments of pottery that line the beds of the smaller water courses, is termed Kurungama in the inscription. The Tamil name was Kuruntan-ūr. The later Tamil residents built a temple here, and they demolished the Vihare built by Sanghabodi and other buildings, and removed nearly all the bricks and stonework to it. It is not known when the tank was breached and the town was abandoned.””<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first= |title=Manual of the |pages=311-312}}</ref> |
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Further more according to the archaeology commissioner [[Harry Charles Purvis Bell|H.C.P Bell]] in 1905 quotes on the archaeology survey of northern and central provinces which he quotes “”There are several ruins on the hill, and at the back of the northern part of the bund; but they are all dilapidated, more through willful defacement by the later Tamil occupants than by the action of time. About half-way between the southern end of the bund and the southernmost bund is the site of an aneient temple, with a stone five-headed cobra. Behind the bund thero are the ruins of at least three temples or buildings of importance, One of the two makara torana stones which form the balustrade of the steps as at Madukanda is lying on the surface turned over on its side, and the other is probably lying buried somewhere near. On digging here the top step was seen, and the whole are probably in situ. There is also a large inscribed slab In another place are a roughly executed figure of a bull, the head broken off but forthcoming, and a figure representing a worshipper. was built after the Tamil invasion. These figures evidently belonging to the Hindú temple which There is also a large heap of bricks, apparently the remains of a dágoba, and there are pillars on all sides”.”<ref>{{Cite book |last=Department |first=Ceylon Archaeological |title=Archaeological Survey of Ceylon, North-Central, Central and North-Western Provinces: Report |date=1905 |publisher=Government Publications Bureau |pages=32-33 |language=en}}</ref> |
Further more according to the archaeology commissioner [[Harry Charles Purvis Bell|H.C.P Bell]] in 1905 quotes on the archaeology survey of northern and central provinces which he quotes “”There are several ruins on the hill, and at the back of the northern part of the bund; but they are all dilapidated, more through willful defacement by the later Tamil occupants than by the action of time. About half-way between the southern end of the bund and the southernmost bund is the site of an aneient temple, with a stone five-headed cobra. Behind the bund thero are the ruins of at least three temples or buildings of importance, One of the two makara torana stones which form the balustrade of the steps as at Madukanda is lying on the surface turned over on its side, and the other is probably lying buried somewhere near. On digging here the top step was seen, and the whole are probably in situ. There is also a large inscribed slab In another place are a roughly executed figure of a bull, the head broken off but forthcoming, and a figure representing a worshipper. was built after the Tamil invasion. These figures evidently belonging to the Hindú temple which There is also a large heap of bricks, apparently the remains of a dágoba, and there are pillars on all sides”.”<ref>{{Cite book |last=Department |first=Ceylon Archaeological |title=Archaeological Survey of Ceylon, North-Central, Central and North-Western Provinces: Report |date=1905 |publisher=Government Publications Bureau |pages=32-33 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| Ancient Kurundi Viharaya | |
|---|---|
| Former names | Kurundavashoka Viharaya |
| Alternative names | Kurundashoka Viharaya |
| Status | Restored |
| Architectural style | Anuradhapura style |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Year(s) built | 109-104 BCE |
| Known for | Buddhist heritage site |
The Ancient Kurundi viharaya (Sinhala: පුරාණ කුරුන්දි විහාරය)also known as Kurundavāshoka viharaya historically is a Sinhalese Buddhist temple built by King Khallātanāga in Mulle duwa (Mullaitivu) during the region of 110 B.C to 103, this is also the place where Kurundi Atthakathā was compiled also the site where Gautama Buddha journeyed through Sri Lanka for the 2nd time.[1][2][3]
The Ancient Kurundi viharaya was mentioned in the Mahawansa and was credited to King Khallātanāga of the Kingdom of Anuradhapura.[4]
Later successors of King Khallātanāga conducted various works near the site, including King Aggabodi I who built a tank known as the Kurunda wapi and a coconut field. The minister of the King also has said to have given offering to the viharaya.[1]
In the Polonnaruwa period the monarch mentioned as King Vijayabahu I restored the viharaya since its construction. [1]
According to the Archaelogist Cyril Nicholas a residence for the resting of monks was built in the name of Kurundacullaka near the viharaya.[1]
Vandalizing of the viharaya
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According to the Ceylon archaeologist John Penry Lewis in his published journal in 1895 he quotes “ The town or large village that was built on the low side of the embankments, and traces of which are to be seen in the fragments of pottery that line the beds of the smaller water courses, is termed Kurungama in the inscription. The Tamil name was Kuruntan-ūr. The later Tamil residents built a temple here, and they demolished the Vihare built by Sanghabodi and other buildings, and removed nearly all the bricks and stonework to it. It is not known when the tank was breached and the town was abandoned.”[5]
Further more according to the archaeology commissioner H.C.P Bell in 1905 quotes on the archaeology survey of northern and central provinces which he quotes “There are several ruins on the hill, and at the back of the northern part of the bund; but they are all dilapidated, more through willful defacement by the later Tamil occupants than by the action of time. About half-way between the southern end of the bund and the southernmost bund is the site of an aneient temple, with a stone five-headed cobra. Behind the bund thero are the ruins of at least three temples or buildings of importance, One of the two makara torana stones which form the balustrade of the steps as at Madukanda is lying on the surface turned over on its side, and the other is probably lying buried somewhere near. On digging here the top step was seen, and the whole are probably in situ. There is also a large inscribed slab In another place are a roughly executed figure of a bull, the head broken off but forthcoming, and a figure representing a worshipper. was built after the Tamil invasion. These figures evidently belonging to the Hindú temple which There is also a large heap of bricks, apparently the remains of a dágoba, and there are pillars on all sides.”[6]
- ^ a b c d Nicholas, C. W. (1963). Historical Topography of Ancient and Medieval Ceylon. Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch). pp. 86–87.
- ^ Medhānanda (Sthavira.), Ellāvala (2005). The Sinhala Buddhist Heritage in the East and the North of Shri [i.e. Sri] Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakody & Company. ISBN 978-955-551-461-3.
- ^ Senaveratna, John M. “The” Story of the Sinhalese. Times of Ceylon Company. p. 183.
- ^ Geiger, Wilhelm (1958). The Mahāvaṁsa. Pali Text Soc. p. 231.
- ^ Lewis, John Penry (1895). Manual of the Vaṇṇi Districts, Vavun̤iya and Mullaittívu, of the Northern Province, Ceylon. pp. 311–312.
- ^ Department, Ceylon Archaeological (1905). Archaeological Survey of Ceylon, North-Central, Central and North-Western Provinces: Report. Government Publications Bureau. pp. 32–33.
