Village, temple, tank and the dagoba.

 

 Buddhist cultural features are prominent in every aspect of Sinhala life.  The plan of Sinhala history is Buddhist history.  We can never say that there was an event other than Mahindagamana that brought so much connection between race and religion.  It is thus clear that Buddhism and Ceylonese culture are inextricably linked and inextricably linked.

 It is in this context that the link between a good culture of tanks, dagobas, villages and temples came into being in Sri Lanka.  This gradually evolved and became a cultural symbol of Sri Lanka as a result of the cultural revival of Mahindagamana.  The ancient Sinhala kings hoped for the economic prosperity of the people of the country by constructing ocean-level tanks.  The lake is a symbol of economic prosperity.  Agriculture, the main livelihood of the Sinhala Buddhist community in Sri Lanka, is dependent on tank water.  Accordingly, the lake is the basis of the self-sufficient agrarian economy.  The lake is not private property owned by any of the citizens.  But the lake saves everyone's lives.  Protects.  The lake can be described as a symbol associated with the teaching of Buddhism on altruism.  During the excavation of the lake, the majestic white towers kissing the sky built on the top of the lake using bricks made from the bottom of the lake are a symbol of spiritual prosperity or the path to Nirvana.

 The colony is home to the lake, the dagoba, the colony that was under care and blessing.  The top of the village is the Malkada Temple.  The villagers carry on their daily life with the proper advice and guidance of the monks.  The temple was a religious institution as well as an educational center.  The temple and the village were as well connected as the bark to the tree and the bark to the tree.  That link remains strong to this day.