A cave temple,
believes to be that the place Buddha had rest while visiting Sri Pada (Adam's
Peak) with his 500 priests, as in Mahavamsa one of the nine places Buddha had
visited during his third visit to the Sri Lanka. Spectacular view of Samanala Kanda (mountain of Sri Pada) and
size of the cave (able to shelter over 500 people at once) lead widely
acceptance as Diva Guhawa. About 5 km off from Kuruwita town (10 km towards to Colombo from Ratnapura) on Erathna road, one of the ancient road to Sri Pada, direct
to Diva Guhawa.
Diva Guhawa
is a cave temple around 15 km from Ratnapura. The name literally means heavenly
cave. It is said that Lord Buddha rested here after marking his footprint at
Sri Pada (Adam's Peak). The huge cave is said to have sheltered him and his 500
disciples. It is supposed to be one of the nine places Buddha had visited
during his third visit to the Sri Lanka.
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