 As the awakening of Buddhist education system in Ceylon during the 19th century, some of the leaders in Kotte area set up a new school, Kotte Bauddha Mishra Vidyalaya - කෝට්ටේ බෞද්ධ මිශ්‍ර විද්‍යාලය (Kotte Buddhis boy School), on 4 November 1880.Initially the school was operated in small scale with very few facilities.On 1 January 1890 the Ven.