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Maha Saman Devalaya
මහා සමන් දේවාලය
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictRatnapura
ProvinceSabaragamuwa
DeitySaman deviyo
Location
LocationRatnapura, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates06°41′28.1″N 80°22′51.6″E / 6.691139°N 80.381000°E / 6.691139; 80.381000
Architecture
TypeDevalaya
FounderKing Parakramabahu II
Completed1270

Maha Saman Devalaya or the Great Saman Temple (also called Sumana Saman Devalaya) is a shrine dedicated to deity Saman, situated at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka who is the presiding deity of the Sri Pada Mountain which is also called Samanthakuta meaning the mountain of Saman which is believed to have the left foot impression of Buddha which he kept in his visit to Sri Lanka.[3]

  1. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10418. 27 June 1952.
  2. ^ Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 527.
  3. ^ "Saman Deviyo, Guardian Deity of Sri Pada".

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