Sembimale Chethiyagiri Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
Trincomalee, Trincomalee District
About Sembimale Chethiyagiri Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
he exact date of commencement of the Chethiyagiri Purana Maha Viharaya of Madampe in Ambalangoda is not certain. yet it is very prominent as according to Rajakeeya Panditha Ahungalle Wimalanandi Tissa Maha Nayaka Thera, that there were highly virtuous priests living in this area, even during the reign of king Wijayabahu � (1051 � 1106) during the Dambadeniya Era. Thereby this area became a well-noted Buddhist Center at that time and met with its downfall due to the Chola invasion.
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