Panasawanarama Purana Vihara Explained

Building Name:Panasawanarama Purana Vihara
Native Name:පණසවනාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය
Location:Kospillewa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates:7.1289°N 79.9967°W
Province:Western Province
District:Gampaha
Heritage Designation:Archaeological protected monument (22 November 2002)[1]
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Buddhist Temple

Panasawanarama Purana Vihara (Sinhalese: පණසවනාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Kospillewa, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on Udugampola – Divulapitiya road approximately 2km (01miles) away from Udugampola town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Monument List 2012-12-12 (In Sinhala). 12 December 2012. Department of Archaeology. 18 August 2017.
  2. Gazette. 22 November 2002. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264.