▁to ▁ang amp ora ▁are ▁found ▁at ▁Buddh ist ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁These ▁include ▁Em bek ka ▁De val aya , ▁G adal aden i ya ▁Raj am aha ▁V ih ar aya , ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁To oth , ▁Sam an ▁De val aya ▁( R at nap ura ) ▁and ▁L ank ath il aka ▁Raj am aha ▁V ih ar aya . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁' Ang amp ora ' ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Sin hal ese ▁word ▁ang a - ▁a ▁root ▁word ▁for ▁' body ', ▁den oting ▁physical ▁combat ▁and ▁por a , ▁meaning ▁fight . ▁It ▁lo os ely ▁means ▁the ▁mart ial , ▁which ▁uses ▁lim bs ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁weapons . ▁( un ar med ▁combat ) ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁M yth ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ap oc ry phal ▁Sin hal ese ▁fol kl ore , ▁ang amp ora ' s ▁history ▁st ret ches ▁to ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁years , ▁with ▁the ▁Y ak sha ▁tribe ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁" h ela " ▁- ▁the ▁ancient ▁tribes ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁island ) ▁being ▁identified ▁as ▁origin ators . ▁Two ▁ancient ▁scripts ▁named ▁the ▁V arga ▁P urn ik awa ▁and ▁Pan cha ▁Rak kh aw ali ya ▁go ▁further , ▁ident ifying ▁nine ▁herm its ▁as ▁found ers . ▁Fol kl ore ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁R ana ▁Rav ana , ▁a ▁myth ical ▁war