Nagadeepa Purana Vihara
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Nagadeepa Purana Vihara (Sinhala: නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය, Tamil: நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Jaffna district of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is among the country's sixteen holiest Buddhist shrines (Solosmasthana).[1] According to contemporary history, the Gautama Buddha visited the site after five years of attaining Enlightenment to settle the dispute between two warring Naga kings, Chulodara and Mahodara.
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නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
District | Jaffna |
Province | Northern Province |
Location | |
Location | Nainativu, Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates | 09°36′45.9″N 79°46′26.3″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Buddhist temple |
Website | |
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Ancient history according to the Mahavamsa chronicles and the Tamil Buddhist epic Manimekalai mentions a gem-studded throne and a stone with the Buddha’s footprint at the island Nainativu, (also known as Nagadeepa) which pilgrims from India visited.[2][3]