madakada aranya senasanaya is a monastery located about towards padukka from ingiriya. the history of this monastery goes back to 1940, when there were over 100 meditative monks living there. the new monastery was built by rev. ranwala saddhatissa thero in 1948. in ancient times, this area was a forest with caves. after the arrival of saddahtissa thero for his meditations, it became a forest monastery.