Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara, Buddhist temple in Malwatuhiripitiya village, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.

Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara is a cave temple on a rock outcrop, divided into Pahala Maluwa below and Ihala Maluwa on top. The lower ground holds an image house, a Bo tree, a Devalaya and a stupa; the summit has a rampart, another Bo tree and a stupa. Several caves with drip ledges are cut into the rock, one containing an engraved stone door frame.

The temple dates back to the Anuradhapura Kingdom period, as shown by archaeological discoveries and ancient inscriptions found at neighboring temples. This evidence indicates that the site has served as a religious center for more than a thousand years.

Devotees visit the temple regularly to make offerings and prayers, maintaining active Buddhist worship practices that have continued through generations. The layout of the spaces reflects how the community organizes its spiritual life around the central religious activities.

The temple can be reached via the Gampaha-Wathurugama Road and is located within an area containing other historic temples nearby. Visitors should prepare for uneven terrain since the site incorporates natural rock formations and caves.

The stone door frame in one cave was dated by archaeologist Senarath Paranavithana to the 8th century AD. The Sinhala source also records a pond on the upper hill where the tooth relic is said to have been hidden, and a nearby tunnel reported by the temple's monks.