Kaludiya Pokuna Forest

Kaludiya Pokuna Forest and Archeological Site
කළුදිය පොකුණ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය
View from Kandalama Hotel Side
Interactive map of Kaludiya Pokuna Forest and Archeological Site
LocationCentral Province, Sri Lanka
Nearest cityDambulla
Coordinates7°52′02″N 80°44′01″E / 7.86722°N 80.73361°E / 7.86722; 80.73361
Governing bodyDepartment of Archeology
TypeNatural
Region
Ancient place of Monk Meditation

Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest Site (කළුදිය පොකුණ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය) is a forest with archeological remains in Kandalama, in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Etymology

The term Kaludiya Pokuna (කළුදිය පොකුණ) means black water pond or black water pool in the Sinhalese language.[4]

Archeological remains

Kaludiya Pokuna was settled in the 2nd century BC as a monastery complex. This archaeological site features the remains of an uposathaghara building used for monks rituals, a cankamana path, parivena residential cells, bathhouses, and lavatories.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rajnish P. Vandercone, Chameera Dinadh, Gayan Wijethunga, Kitsiri Ranawana, David T. Rasmussen (December 2012). Dietary Diversity and Food Selection in Hanuman Langurs (Semnopithecus entellus) and Purple-Faced Langurs (Trachypithecus vetulus) in the Kaludiyapokuna Forest Reserve in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. International Journal of Primatology 33 (6): 1382-1405.
  2. ↑ "Kaludiya Pokuna handed over to Kandy High School". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kaludiya Pokuna under Kandy High School". hirunews. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kaludiya Pokuna of Mihintale | AmazingLanka.com". AmazingLanka.com.
  5. ↑ Seneviratna, Anuradha (1993). Mihintale. Sri Lanka: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. p. 45. ISBN 978-955-9034-06-3.
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