Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana

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Sri Pushparama Vihara
ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය
Sri Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana.jpg
The Stupa and Image house
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictColombo
ProvinceWestern Province
Location
LocationRatmalana, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates06°49′18.4″N 79°52′16.2″E / 6.821778°N 79.871167°E / 6.821778; 79.871167Coordinates: 06°49′18.4″N 79°52′16.2″E / 6.821778°N 79.871167°E / 6.821778; 79.871167
Architecture
TypeBuddhist Temple
FounderBalapitiye Dheerananda thera[1]
Completed1795 – 1800

Sri Pushparama Vihara ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Ratmalana, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at Sri Dharmarama junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 23 February 2007 under the government Gazette number 1486.[2]

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  1. ^ Janaka Wettasinghe (7 June 2009). "රත්මලාන ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම මහා විහාරය (In Sinhala)". Budu Sarana. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007, p. 7.

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