The Senanayake Aramaya is a temple situated on the Main Chilaw Road, at Madampe, Sri Lanka which houses The Sacred Hair Relics of Buddha.
Shrine’s History
This temple at Madampe was built by two aristocratic philanthropists Gate Mudaliar L. M. W. Senanayake and D. M. W. Senanayake (among their descendants are Dr Maiya Gunasekera and Mr Keerthi Senanayake). They built the Sambuddha Jayanthi stupa to commemorate the 2500th Buddha Jayanti. The relics of the Buddha and Arahant theras and from many parts of the world were brought to Senanayake Aramaya. The Buddha Jayanti stupa is manmade out of solid granite and took 10 years to complete.
Shrine’s Map Location and How to Go There
By RoadThe nearest Bus stop is MadampeBy RailThe nearest Railway station is Madampe.By Air
Bandaranaike International Airport is the only international airport in Sri Lanka and is located in Katunayake, about an hours drive away from Colombo.