Kadurugoda Temple
Situated in Hunugama or Chunnakkam in Jaffna Peninsula, the Kadurugoda Temple is believed to be a part of an ancient large Buddhist Monastery and is held by some to be a site grace by Lord Buddha on his visit to SriLanka
First identified, excavated and recorded by Paul E Pieris in 1917 the temple site with ruins of sixty stupa believed to be containing the remaining of sixty arhants, whohave have been based at Pukuduthivu then known as Pulangu-Divaina and havepassed away of food poisoning.The earliest excavation had unearthed coins, beads, Buddha statues and coloured tiles of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa era.
The sixty stupa are of 12 feet height and 12 feet circumference and are made of lime based material. Many a boundaries scattered around the area hints of wooden structures with lime base while ruins of castle had also been found within the monastery boundaries.
The pillar inscription found at the temple speaks of a history lesser known detailing a village donation from t...
First identified, excavated and recorded by Paul E Pieris in 1917 the temple site with ruins of sixty stupa believed to be containing the remaining of sixty arhants, whohave have been based at Pukuduthivu then known as Pulangu-Divaina and havepassed away of food poisoning.The earliest excavation had unearthed coins, beads, Buddha statues and coloured tiles of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa era.
The sixty stupa are of 12 feet height and 12 feet circumference and are made of lime based material. Many a boundaries scattered around the area hints of wooden structures with lime base while ruins of castle had also been found within the monastery boundaries.
The pillar inscription found at the temple speaks of a history lesser known detailing a village donation from t...
