11/08/2016
Arankele forest monastery
Temple | Monastery | Historical Place
අරන්කෙලෙ වනගත සාමානයෙන් දේශීය හා විදේශීය සන්චාරකයන් ආකර්ශනයට ලක් කර ඇත.
ශ්රී ලන්කාවට පැමිණෙන කලා සන්චාරකයන් සදහා එය සාමකාමි , වැදගත් සහ ඉතා සුදුසු තැනක් වේ. ඔබ අරන්කෙලෙ වනාන්තරයට පැමිණෙන පලමු දවසේම ඔබට ප්රාණවත් හා සහැල්ලුවක් ලබා ගත හැකිය.
Arankele forest monastery is usually attracted by both local and foreign tourists. It is the most appropriate place for the travelers whom are coming to sri lanka purposely to visit peaceful and quietude sites. You will be completely refreshed and relaxed with the first visit to the Arankele forest hermitage.
It is listed as one of the premier forest hermitages in Sri lanka. The hermitage is located in Ganewatte of kurunegala district, Sri lanka. The name Arankele exaggerates about a hermitage where Arahants resided. It is witnessed that famous Buddhist monk, Arahat Malyadeva thero was accommodated here.
Even today about 18 bhikkus are practicing old and new meditation methods in the hermitage. The hermitage was supposed to be built around 6th century.
Arankele Forest Monastery’s sylvan environment and ruins of bathing ponds gives the impression it was once a pleasure park. Arankele, on the contrary, was a 6th century cave hermitage up a forested hillside. The densely wooded terrain crowded with huge hardwood trees are interspersed by the openings and clearings created by the on-going process of clearing scattered debris to unearth the ruins and re erecting the fallen ruins.
Rock Caves
On the slopes of Arankele hill is a cluster of natural rock caves once used by monastic monks for shelter and meditation. Though remain rough outside with the exception of the drip ledges, the interior walls are well plastered with lime