Liked it ? Please share History When the Buddhist monk Aluthgama Sangharatne came to Etanamadala in 1873, he stayed at a hermitage at the jungles in Kalutara. The villagers loved the monk and his sermons, and one ardent disciple of his, an Elliyas Fernando, sought to build a hall for the monk, so he can … Continue reading Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple, Kalutara – The original Dharma Salava