Sri Sumangala Thero Memorial

Pomnik lokalnego patrioty walczącego z kolonizatorami wyspy.

Considered a patriotic national hero due to his bravery and rebellion conduct against the British rule during the colonial period. His short-sighted and hasty conduct lead to his untimely death. It is normal for the locals to consider anyone who shows patriotic behavior as heroes and worthy of memorizing by building statues. But it is questionable why this statue is placed at a religious permises.

Wariyapola Sri Sumangala (Sinhala:වාරියපොල ශ්‍රි සුමංගල) was a Buddhist monk who lived in the early 19th century in Sri Lanka (then known as Sinhale). He was an Anunayaka of the Asigiriya Chapter. Sri Sumangala is known for taking down the Union Jack and re-hoisting the Sinhalese lion flag, before the convention that handed over control of the island to the British in 1815. Later during the rebellion of 1818, he removed the Tooth Relic of the Buddha from the Temple of the Tooth, and handed it over to the leaders of the rebellion. He was arrested and convicted for treason the same year.

Great National Hero