Raja gala Maha Viharaya –The resting place of maha arhants

Built in the second century BC enshrining the remaining of the Arhant Mahanida and Arhant Ittiya Theras, the envoys of Buddhism to Sri Lanka, Rajagala had been a flourishing monastery under the sponsorship of the Royals of East. Built by the Kings of Anuradhapura and having flourished under the sponsorship of Kings of Digamadulla, the...

Bowattegala Monastery – A hermitage of the Southern Royals

Bowattegala Monastery a large monastery built high on the banks of Kumbukkan River, by ten royal brothers of Southern Sri Lanka in the second century BC.

Pallan-Hela Mountain, a mountain fortress with a scenic view

Pallan Hela, a mountain fortress of King Saddatissa with ancient ruins at the top , affords a scenic view of Gal Oya Valley from its peak.

Nittaewo, the Dagger clawed people of Sri Lanka

From Sri Lanka’s little known past of folklore and jungle tales comes a story of hairy bodied, short and dagger clawed people known to many as Nittaewo, but did the country being an island nurture a different type of hominid, who lived parallel with the Veddas in the jungles of the East?

Nagapabbatha Monastery in Bambaragasthalawa

Hidden amidst the Kudumbigala Wildlife Sanctuary and few miles away from the Kudumbigala Forest Hermitage are the remains of an ancient monastery lost to the time and the jungle. Ruins scattered over nearly 60 acres of jungle speaks volumes of its glory days but nothing moves a devotee other than the 36 feet reclining Buddha...