| Nagadeepa Purana Vihara | |
|---|---|
නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை | |
 The Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya, one of the 16 Solosmasthana | |
| 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 / 9.612750°N 79.773972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Buddhist temple |
| Website | |
| nagadeepaviharaya | |
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.
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]
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