NAGADEEPAYA SRI LANKA

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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). 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.

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


Nagadeepa Purana Vihara
නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය
நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை
The Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya, one of the 16 Solosmasthana
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictJaffna
ProvinceNorthern Province
Location
LocationNainativu, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates09°36′45.9″N 79°46′26.3″E
Architecture
TypeBuddhist temple
Website
nagadeepaviharaya
COPPID WIKIPIDIYA 

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