Dodanduwa is a coastal village situated in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, integrated into Hikkaduwa Urban Council.
Dodanduwa is known for a Buddhist Island Hermitage where monks follow the strict Sri Lankan Forest Tradition (meditation and loneliness).
Geography Dodanduwa is located approximately north of Galle and south of Colombo. It is situated to the south of Patuwatha and Kumarakanda villages.
Prior to the Second World War, Dodanduwa was known as the commercial centre for Salt Fish or Jaadi.
Transport Road Located on the A2 highway (Colombo-Galle-Hambantota-Wellawaya) a part of the Colombo-Galle road.
Rail Dodanduwa railway station is the 45th station on the Coastal Line and is located from Colombo. The station, constructed in 1900, has one platform and all non-express trains running on the Coastal Line stop at the station.
Education The Sri Piyaratana School at Dodanduwa is the first Buddhist School in the country, and was inaugurated by Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake Thero in 1869.
Buddhist temples Island Hermitage Kumarakanda Temple (Kumarakanda Maha Viharaya) Shailabimbarama Maha Viharaya Morakola Gangarama Temple Rajarama Purana Viharaya
Notable people Arnolis Weerasooriya - first Ceylonese Colonel of the Salvation Army W. M. Karunadasa - Former Sri Lankan Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Qatar
See also Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa Urban Council Thiranagama Galle Fort List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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