Signage number 4: The ancient name of the builder of this monastery known as Potgul Vehera are not known, but it has been suggested that it could be either the Kapila Vehera or Mandala Mandira built by King Parākramabāhu the Great (1153-1186 AD). According to a stone inscription found at the site, it has been renovated by Queen Chandrawathie, a consort of King Parākramabāhu the Great. As the name implies, if it is taken as a library shrine, this could be regarded as the oldest library complex so far found in the island. The peculiar feature found at this site is the circular brick building located in the square central terrace. Evidence suggests that the roof itself had been made of bricks and the inner walls contained paintings. On the four sides of the building four circular mounds are seen which may be the associate stupas and on the lower terrace square or rectangular residential cells. Shrines of similar design are seen in Southeast Asian countries and this particular site seems v
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