Degaldoruwa tempel

Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist rock tempel situated in Amunugama, Kandy, Sri Lanka. 

Details relating to the construction of the temple and the royal land grant are contained on the Degaldoruwa Tamba Sannasa. Following the temples completion Rajadhi Rajasinghe placed the Temple in the custody of a learned monk, Moratota Dhammakkanda Maha Nayaka Thera 1734-1811, who was also Rajadhi Rajasingha's teacher and chief advisor.

It is famous for its Kandyan Era Frescoes. The cave itself was said to have been excavated out of a rock which rises to a height of approximately40 ft 12.3 m and shelters the shrine room and entrance chamber. 

Local folklore details that the origins of the temple relate to a time when a farmer investigated a gap between two large boulders near his village and discovered a pile of golden sickles. 

The farmer then too one of the sickles and used it to harvest his crops, replacing it in the evening when he returned home. The terrified farmer ran back to his fields and recovered the sickle placing it back into the gap between the boulders.

 The guardian then sealed the opening by fusing the two boulders together.

The other members of the village became aware of this event and informed the King Kirti Sri Rajasinha, who instructed them to clear the cave and erect a temple there. 

Construction of the temple was commenced in 1771 during the reign of King Kirti Sri Rajasinha 1747-1782 by his younger brother, Rajadhi Rajasinha and completed by Rajadhi Rajasinha after he ascended to the throne.

On the final day of harvesting the farmer took two sickles however in the evening he only replaced one of the sickles back on the pile. 

He continued to do this every morning, each time returning the sickle at the end of the day.

The treasure's guardian upon discovering that one of the sickles was missing confronted the farmer and demanded he return it immediately.



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