Buddhangala monestery

Sri Lanka's oldest monastery "Buddhangala" is situated in a mountain over 500 feet high. The Dageba has been enshrined with the relics of Buddha and his two leading monks "Seriyuth" and "Mugalan"s remains. King Saddhatissa (brother of Great king Dutugemunu) expanded this monastery. The monastery had been built in and around a rocky mountain scattered with caves and ponds. The temple which is found on site today is built on a mountain which holds the finely carved stone remains of five buildings and a ruined "Stupa", which is yet to be excavated. The half standing stone bridges and stairways suggests that the five rock scattered mountains found a midst the jungle were interconnected creating a 200 acre large monastery comprising  caves constructed with the distinct drip ledge and remodeled with cement, bricks and plaster.