Na Uyana Aranya

Nā Uyana Āranya Senāsanaya
Cave Kuṭi in Nā Uyana Āranya
Religion
Affiliation Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā
Location
LocationNā Uyana Āranya Senāsanaya, Pansiyagama 60554, Sri Lanka
CountrySri Lanka
Interactive map of Nā Uyana Āranya Senāsanaya
Coordinates7°44′16.25″N 80°30′59.67″E / 7.7378472°N 80.5165750°E / 7.7378472; 80.5165750
Architecture
FounderMost Venerable Vigoda Bōdhirakkhitha Mahāthēra
Completed1954
Website
https://nauyana.org

Nā Uyana Āranya Senāsanaya (Sinhala: නා උයන ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය, meaning 'Ironwood Grove Forest Monastery') is a Buddhist forest monastery in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, associated with the Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā. It spreads over more than 2,040 hectares (5,000 acres) of forest on the 'Dummiya' mountain range and is residence to about 150 Buddhist monks. Nā Uyana is so named because of the old Ceylon ironwood forest that forms part of the monastery. The main meditation method practiced by Nā Uyana is based on the method introduced by Pa-Auk Sayadaw in the Pa-Auk Forest Monastery tradition.