ɪɾ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn kjˌʊɹɹənɪɡˈɑːlə, sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə, ænd wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt baɪ ðə bˈuːdɪst θiːəsˈɑːfɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi, lˈɛd baɪ kˈɜːnəl hˈɛnɹi stˈiːl ˈɑːlkɑːt.
It is located in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, and was established in 1888 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society, led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott.