Isipathanaramaya Temple

Isipathanaramaya Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located in Havelock Town it was built in 1916 by D.D. Pedris a wealthy merchant in memory of his son Henry Pedris who was executed by British officials for alleged incitement of racial riots in 1915, which were proven false.^[1]^[2]

In the late 1950s the Greenlands Road which located close to it was renamed Isipathana Mawatha and the Greenlands College that was located in close proximity was renamed Isipathana Maha Vidyalaya.

References

External links

Lonely Planet review for Isipathanaramaya Temple

Buddhism in Sri Lanka

Temples

Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya Gangaramaya Temple Kataragama Kothduwa temple Mihintale Ridi Viharaya Seema Malaka Sithulpawwa Temple of the Tooth

Solosmasthana	Mahiyangana Nagadipa Kelaniya Sri Pada Diva Guhava Dighavapi Muthiyangana Tissamaharama Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Mirisaveti Ruwanwelisaya Thuparamaya Abhayagiri Jetavanaramaya Sela Cetiya Kiri Vehera

Atamasthana	Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Ruwanwelisaya Thuparamaya Lovamahapaya Abhayagiri Jetavanaramaya Mirisaveti Lankarama

Architecture

Stupa	Isurumuniya Rathna Prasadaya Dakkhina Stupa Naka Vihara Kiribath Vehera Buddha Jayanthi Chaithya

Cave temples	Vessagiri Dambulla cave temple Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara

Sculpture	Buduruvagala Samadhi Statue Toluvila statue Avukana Buddha statue Gal Vihara Maligawila Buddha statue

Notable monks

Notable figures

Buddhists	Peter De Abrew Anagarika Dharmapala Walisinghe Harischandra Charles Alwis Hewavitharana Don Carolis Hewavitharana E. W. Adikaram A. T. Ariyaratne Don Baron Jayatilaka K. N. Jayatilleke George Keyt Neranjan Wijeyeratne Nissanka Wijeyeratne

Philosophers	Henry Steel Olcott Nalin de Silva

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