Introduction to the Golden Pagoda: The origin of the Cave Temple must be told from a king. In the first century BC, the king took refuge here to avoid the invasion of South India. At that time, he was helped by monks to escape the enemy. After being captured by the army, after regaining the throne, out of gratitude, the cave used for refuge was built into a Buddhist temple. Later rulers successively built the place, especially during the Kandy Dynasty at the end of the 17th and 18th centuries.