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Nagadipa Purana Vihara is a Buddhist temple on Nainativu, an island in northern Sri Lanka's Jaffna District. Buddhist tradition identifies the site with the Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka, when he reconciled two Naga rulers disputing a gem-studded throne. Its stupa and associated shrine building...
The Nagadeepa Stupa, also known as Nagadeepa Viharaya, is a historic Buddhist shrine located on Nainativu island in Sri Lanka's Northern Province. According to Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition, the site marks the location where Gautama Buddha intervened to settle a dispute between two Naga kings. It is...
The Kadurugoda Stupas, also known as Kantharodai, are a cluster of miniature Buddhist stupas located in Chunnakam near Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Dating roughly to the early centuries CE, the site is among the few visible remnants of ancient Buddhist presence in the northern Jaffna Peninsula. Archaeologists...
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple is a major Hindu temple in Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Kandaswamy, a form of the god Murugan. The site has a long religious history, while the present temple complex reflects rebuilding in the eighteenth century after earlier structures were destroyed. It serves...
