Magul Maha Viharaya

Magul Maha Viharaya - Lahugala, Sri Lanka.

Magul Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District of Sri Lanka. The temple lies on the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park, about 22 km off from Siyambalanduwa town and about 11 km off Pottuvil town. Lahugala has been part of the Kingdom of Ruhuna in ancient Sri Lanka. The ruins of Magul Maha Vihara are one of the major tourist attractions of the Eastern province. This temple is also an archaeologically protected monument of the country.

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Magul Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District of Sri Lanka.The temple lies on the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park, about 22 km off from Siyambalanduwa town and about 11 km off Pottuvil town.Lahugala has been part of the Kingdom of Ruhuna in ancient Sri Lanka. The ruins of Magul Maha Vihara are one of the major tourist attractions of the Eastern province. This temple is also an archaeologically protected monument of the country.
The history of Magul Maha Vihara possibly dates back to the period of King Kavantissa (205-161 BC) who ruled the Kingdom of Ruhuna in ancient Sri Lanka. There are evidence that suggests that the king has built this temple in the 2nd Century BC on the exact location where he married the princesses Viharamahadevi, the daughter of king Kelani Tissa. Other sources claim that King Dhatusena (463-479 AD) built this temple while many other monarchs renovated it through the centuries later. There is a stone inscription at the site of this temple that dates back to the 14th century which supports the latter view

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Magul Maha Viharaya (Ruhunu Maha Viharaya)

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Magul Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District of Sri Lanka.[2] The temple lies on the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park, about 22 km off from Siyambalanduwa town and about 11 km off Pottuvil town.[3] Lahugala has been part of the Kingdom of Ruhuna in ancient Sri Lanka. The ruins of Magul Maha Vihara are one of the major tourist attractions of the Eastern province. This temple is also an archaeologically protected monument of the country.

The history of Magul Maha Vihara possibly dates back to the period of King Kavantissa (205-161 BC) who ruled the Kingdom of Ruhuna in ancient Sri Lanka. There are evidence that suggests that the king has built this temple in the 2nd Century BC on the exact location where he married the princesses Viharamahadevi, the daughter of king Kelani Tissa. Other sources claim that King Dhatusena (463-479 AD) built this temple while many other monarchs renovated it through the centuries later. There is a stone inscription at the site of this temple that dates back to the 14th century which supports the latter view.[4]

According to legend Viharamaha Devi, the daughter of King Kelanitissa volunteered to sacrifice herself to the sea to appease the gods who were enraged at the King for punishing an innocent monk.[4][5] The princess was safely carried over the ocean waves, reaching ashore at a place near the Muhudu Maha Viharaya in Pottuvil, where the encounter between king Kavantissa and the princess took place which later led to their marriage. The legend also tells that the marriage ceremony was conducted at the premises of Magul Maha Viharaya in Lahugala, where the King had later built the temple to celebrate the auspicious event. The foundations of the Magul Maduwa where the wedding ceremony took place can still be seen at the temple premises.[6] Magul is a word in native Sinhala language which gives the meaning wedding or auspicious.

Magul Maha Vihara had been renovated by several monarchs after its establishment. A 14th century stone inscription, located within the temple premises, reveals about a queen who also had the name Viharamaha Devi, wife of King Buvenekabahu IV of Gampola and Parakramabahu V of Gampola, who renovated and donated many acres of land to this temple. Magul Maha Viharaya is inscribed in this stone inscription as Ruhunu Maha Viharaya. Some other sources reveals that king Dappula I (661-664 AD), constructed this temple after listening to the preachings of Buddhist monks. It is speculated that around 12,000 monks inhabited the complex at some stage in history, which is evident to the largeness of the ancient temple.

Presently a significant amount of ruins of the ancient temple can be seen at the location. The image shrine, the Bodhi Tree (sacred fig) and the stupa are all in a good state of preservation. The main gate, a solidly built wall that surrounds all the buildings and the remains of a small shrine with an unusual moonstone at its entrance are some of the structures that can be seen at the site today. The elephants on this moonstone all have riders on their backs, something unseen in all other Sri Lankan moonstones.[7] The stupa of Lahugala Magul Maha Vihara is built on a high terrace with three staircases leading up to it. There are images of grand lion guardians at the top of these stairs.[8]

The causeway which is used to approach Magul Maha Vihara is situated across a lotus filled reservoir which surrounds the entire temple complex. The entire temple complex had covered an extent of around 10,000 acres where ruins of a palace, moonstone, monastery, bo-maluwa, stupas, ponds etc. are found scattered all over.[9] These and all the other ruins at Lahugala are all surrounded by the forests of the Lahugala National Park, which is an important habitat for animals such as elephants, sambars, deers, leopards and many endemic birds of Sri Lanka.

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Muhudu Maha Viharaya, Pottuvil | Religious Temple in Sri Lanka

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Muhudu Maha Vihara is a Buddhist temple situated in Pottuvil in the Ampara District, in Eastern province of Sri Lanka.

This temple which is situated near a wide beach, was built over 2000 years ago by King Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna.

The ruins and remains of ancient stupas, Avasa Geya and statues can be seen at the site. Important ruins at the temple premises include stone statues of lord Buddha.

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Ancient Muhudu Maha Vihara, #Pothuvil, #Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. පුරාතන මුහුඳු මහා විහාරය, පොතුවිල්, අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය, නැගෙනහිර පළාත.

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Muhudu Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated at Pottuvil in Ampara District, Eastern province of Sri Lanka.
This temple which is situated near a wide beach has been built over 2000 years ago by King Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna. Currently, the ruins and remains of ancient stupas, Seema Malaka, Avasa Geya and statues can be seen at the site. Important ruins at the temple premises include stone statues of lord Buddha and two statues of old kings or gods.
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ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නැගෙනෙහිර පළාතේ අම්පාර පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ පොතුවිල් ප්‍රදේශයේ පිහිටා ඇත. විශාල වෙරළ පෙදෙසක් අසල පිහිටි පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක වටිනාකමක් සහිත ථේරවාද පන්සලකි. බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ හිටි පිළිමයක් හා බෝධිසත්වවරුන් හෝ අතීත පාලකයන් යැයි සැලකෙන පිළිම දෙකක් සහිත කැටයම් වලින් යුත් ශෛලමය පිළිම ගෙයක් හා ගල් කනු ඇත. විහාරමහා දේවිය ගොඩ බට ස්ථානය මෙය බවටද ජනශ්‍රැතියේ විශ්වාසයක් ඇත. මෙය අනුරාධපුර යුගයේදී කාවන්තිස්ස රජු විසින් ඉදිකරන ලද බව පිලිගැනේ. වර්තමානයේ මෙම ස්ථානයේ ආරක්ෂක හමුදා සාමාජිකයන් විසින් ඉදිකරන ලද විහාරයක් හා චෛත්‍යයක් දැක ගත හැක.

Magul Maha Viharaya, Lahugala, Sri Lanka - මගුල් මහා විහාරය

It is believed that King Kavanthissa married Vihara Maha Devi at this place and the ruins of ancient builds are spread in acres of the area and still conservation processes are going on.

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Lovely Arugam Bay, a moon-shaped curl of soft sand, is home to a famed point break that many regard as the best surf spot in the country. It's a tiny place, with a population of a few hundred, and everything is dotted along a single road which parallels the coast. So in other words, the epitome of the laid-back beach scene that first drew surfers and sun-seekers to Sri Lanka.

If you’re not a surfer, there are plenty of other draws: beachfront guesthouses, oceanside restaurants and a mellow, swing-another-day-in-a-hammock kind of vibe that’s totally removed from the brash west-coast beach resorts. Arugam Bay also makes a great base for several adventures in the surrounding hinterland. During the low season (November to April) things get extremely quiet and many places close altogether, but it can also be a serene time to visit, with few tourists and verdant landscapes.

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Muhudu Maha Vihara (Sinhalaː මුහුදු මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated at Pottuvil in Ampara District, Eastern province of Sri Lanka.This temple which is situated near a wide beach, has been built over 2000 years ago by King Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna. Currently the ruins and remains of ancient stupas, Seema Malaka, Avasa Geya and statues can be seen at the site. Important ruins at the temple premises include stone statues of lord Buddha and two statues of old kings or gods.

This viharaya marks the landing place of Viharamahadevi, daughter of Kelani Tissa, who was destined to become the queen of King Kavan Tissa of the Rohana kingdom. According to the ancient chronicle Rajavaliya, it is stated that in the second century BC after Kelaniya was submerged by the sea due to a natural disaster, Devi the daughter of King of Kelaniya was cast to sea in a Golden Vessel to appease the gods, and washed ashore near the Muhudu Maha Vihara in Pottuwil. Later she became the main consort of king Kavan Tissa of Ruhuna Kingdom, under the name Viharamahadevi.

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Pottuvil Muhudu Maha Viharaya And Kumana National Park

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* Even though many people consider that Kirinda is the place where Viharamaha Devi landed, according to Historical facts, it is believed to be Muhudu Maha Viharaya in Pottuvil. Actually this temple has around 2000 years of history.
* This used to be a large complex, currently restricted to a small area due to land acquisition by the villages. Same time some of the historical artifacts were buried under the sand dunes.
* If you are driving towards the Arugambay, you can see the small name board towards to your left. The road towards the Muhudu Maha Viharaya is very narrow and difficult even two cars to pass in by at a time.

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1. Muhudu Maha Viharaya [ 0 km ]
2. Arugam Bay Beach [ 3.11 km ]
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5. Crocodile Rock Archaeological Site [ 6.63 km ]
6. Sastrawela Mani Naga Pabbatha Viharaya [ 6.96 km ]
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This is an ancient stupa belonging to the Kota Vehera Style lying on the Monaragala – Potvuil main road.

There are 4 identified kota vehera stupa’s around the country with minor differences.

Dadigama Kota Vehera
Deliwala Kota Vehera at Rambukkana
Damila Maha Seya at Polonnaruwa
Lahugala Kota Vehera
The massive Yudaganawa Stupa in Buttala was also thought to be a Kota Vehera but later studies has found this has been a complete stupa at one time.

Lahugala Kota Vehera has also been known as Kota Pabbatha, Kotagala Vehera and Lahugala Chethiya (Stupa). This complex is also said the have the largest image house ever found in the Rununa.

It is the general belief that this was the home for novice monk who was reborn as King Dutugemunu. and this stupa has been built to comomerate the birth of King Dutugemunu (161-131 BC).

Mahavamsa, The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka describes how a novice buddhist monk who lived in the Kotapabbatha (which is believed to be lahugala kota vehera) fell critically ill and how the queen viharamahadevi made a wish to him to become her son.

” ……… In the monastery named Kotapabbata there lived at that time a samanera, pious in his way of life, who was ever busied with various works of merit.

To mount the more easily to the courtyard of the Akasacetiya he fixed three slabs of stone as steps. He gave (the bhikkhus) to drink and did services to the brotherhood. Since his body was continually wearied a grievous sickness came upon him. The grateful bhikkhus, who brought him in a litter, tended him at the Tissarama, in the Silapassayaparivena.

Always when the self-controlled Vihäradevi had given lavish gifts to the brotherhood in the beautifully prepared royal palace, before the mid-day meal, she was used to take, after the meal, sweet perfumes, flowers, medicines and clothing and go to the arama and offer these (to the bhikkhus) according to their digrity.Now doing thus, at that time, she took her seat near the chief thera of the the community (in the vihara) and when expounding the true doctrine the thera spoke thus to her: `Thy great happiness thou hast attained by works of merit; even now must thou not grow weary of performing works of merit.’ But she, being thus exhorted, replied: `What is our happiness here, since we have no children? Lo, our happiness is therefore barren!’

The thera, who, being gifted with the six (supernormal) powers, foresaw that she would have children, said: `Seek out the sick samanera, O queen.’ She went thence and said to the samanera, who was near unto death: `Utter the wish to become my son; for that would be great happiness for us.’ And when she perceived that he would not the keen-witted woman commanded, to this end, great and beautiful offerings of flowers, and renewed her pleading.When he was yet unwilling, she, knowing the right means, gave to the brotherhood for his sake all manner of medicines and garments and again pleaded with. him. Then did he desire (rebirth for himself in) the king’s family, and she caused the place to be richly adorned and taking her leave she mounted the car and went her way. Hereupon the samanera passed away, and he returned to a new life in the womb of the queen while she was yet upon her journey; when she perceived this she halted. She sent that message to the king and returned with the king. When they two had both fulfilled the funeral rites for the samanera they, dwelling with collected minds in that very parivena, appointed continually lavish gifts for the brotherhood of bhikkhus. …. “

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1. No-01, Main Street, Arugambay, 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Offering a sun terrace and views of the sea, Star Rest Beach Hotel is located in Arugam Bay area, 2.1 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya.
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Set in Arugam Bay, 3.1 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya, The Bavarian Resort has a garden and rooms with free WiFi access.
4. Water Music Road, , 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
The Beach Wave Hotel is situated in Arugam Bay on the South East coast of Sri Lanka. The hotel is perfectly positioned on the beach with sweeping views of the bay and the Arugam Bay Surf Point.
5. 227 Main Street, Ulla, 88246 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Located in the heart of Arugam, Bay Vista offers modern and comfortable accommodation within a 15-minute walk to the famous Arugam Bay surfing area.
6. Main Street Arugambay, Pottuvil, 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Offering an outdoor pool and views of the sea, Arugambay Roccos is set in Arugam Bay in the Ampara District Region, 2.7 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya.
7. Panama Road/Water Music Road, 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Cozy Bay is set in Arugam Bay, 2.5 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya. Among the various facilities of this property are a garden, a terrace and a shared lounge.
8. The Blue Wave Hotel Road, Arugam Bay, 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Set in Arugam Bay, The Blue Wave Hotel has a fitness centre, garden and terrace. Featuring a shared lounge, this property also boasts a restaurant and an outdoor pool.
9. Panama Road, 32500 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Offering a barbecue and a coffee shop, The Long Hostel is situated in Arugam Bay in the Ampara District Region. The Long Hostel is 100 m away from the center of Arugam Bay.
10. 69th Mile Post, Main Street, 00001 Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Situated in Arugam Bay, 3 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya and 11 km from Magul Maha Viharaya, The Spice Trail offers accommodation with free WiFi and access to a garden.


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Documentary Program For The Muhudu Maha Viharaya - Ampara District Sri Lanka

මුහුදු මහා විහාරය සම්බන්ධව වාර්තාමය වැඩසටහන - අන්වර් මනතුංග
Muhudu Maha Viharaya Documentary Program - Anver Manatunga
මුහුදු මහා විහාරය සම්බන්ධව ඇත්ත තත්වය The Truth About Muhudu Maha Viharaya