Address Isipathana Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka Similar Gangara Temple, Asokara Buddhist Temple, Seema Malaka, Nalandar Buddhist Temple, Poorvara Buddhist 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.
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.
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