The Batatotalena Cave, also known as the Diva Guhava in

Buddhist literature Buddhist texts are those religious texts which belong to the Buddhist tradition. The earliest Buddhist texts were not committed to writing until some centuries after the death of Gautama Buddha. The oldest surviving Buddhist manuscripts a ...

, is a

cave A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

system in Sudagala, away from the town of

Kuruwita Kuruwita is a town in the Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is 87 km from Colombo. It used to be served by the narrow gauge Sabaragamuwa Railway, a branch of the national railway system. And known for the nearb ...

, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. The cave measures approximately high, wide, and in length, totalling the internal cave area to . Accessing the cave involves a hike from Sudagala, and an additional climb to reach the cave entrance. Approximately from the cave is another partially submerged cave, which is accessible after a swim. In

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, it is believed to be the cave in which the

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...

spent the day after placing his footprint on

Adam's Peak Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada ( si, ශ්‍රී පාද), i.e., "sacred footprint", a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be ...

, from where he supposedly proceeded to

Dighavapi Deeghawapi (Pali, "long reservoir") is a Buddhist sacred shrine and an archaeological site in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, boasting of historical records dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Water reservoirs, called "tanks", were an important ...

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{{Reflist Caves of Sri Lanka Prehistoric Sri Lanka Buddhist caves in Sri Lanka Landforms of Ratnapura District Archaeological protected monuments in Ratnapura District

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