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ARCHEOLOGY

  • Buddha Walawwa / Buddha Statue

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This is an unique sculptured Buddha statue and its features are different from other statues in Sri Lanka. This was unearthed when cutting the foundation for the new Sangawasa at nagadeepa.

According to Manimekala, a Tamil holy book, this place (place where the Buddha Statue was found) is the place where Manimekala visited and the place around was called Buddha Walawwa. Further this place is named as Buddha Pallanka, Buddha Thottam and Buddha Karni and these names could be seen even in present day deeds of lands.

  • The Nainativu/Nagadeepa Stone Inscription Of King Prakramabahu I (1153-1186)

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The earliest Tamil inscription discovered in the Jaffna District is by a Sinhala king, namely Parakramabahu I (1153-1186) who ruled at Polonnaruwa. This inscription was found at the entrance to the famous Nagapoosani-Amman Temple in the Nainativu Island and it contains certain trade regulations concerning wreckages off the port of Uratturai i.e. present day Kayts.

In the words of Dr. Karthigesu Indrapala, the editor of this inscription and the Professor of History of the University of Jaffna, 'the fact that this edict was issued not by any subordinate official, but by the king himself shows that the monarch was in supreme control of the northern most region of the island."

  • Vallipuram Gold Inscription ( 2nd Century BC )

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Vallipuram was an ancient capital of Northern Kingdoms of Sri Lanka. Point Pedro is the nearest town. Vallipuram is a part of Thunnalai.

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Vallipuram (Sandy City) has a recorded history from the 2nd century BC, in the gold inscription, where the local ruler is named as "Azhagiri", a name confirmed in the Nelugala stone inscription (2nd Century BC). King Vasaba is also thought to be mentioned. The Buddhist list of holy places ("Nampotha") names it as "Vallipuram" or sand city. The exact details of the temple complex are not known, and the famous 'Vallipuram" Buddha statue built with Dravidian sculptural traditions from Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh was found in excavations below the Hindu Temple. The language of the inscription is Tamil-Prakrit, which shares several similarities with script inscriptions used in Andhra at the time.

  • The English Translation Of Stone Inscription

Vallipuram was an ancient capital of Northern Kingdoms of Sri Lanka. Point Pedro is the nearest town. Vallipuram is a part of Thunnalai.

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Vallipuram (Sandy City) has a recorded history from the 2nd century BC, in the gold inscription, where the local ruler is named as "Azhagiri", a name confirmed in the Nelugala stone inscription (2nd Century BC). King Vasaba is also thought to be mentioned. The Buddhist list of holy places ("Nampotha") names it as "Vallipuram" or sand city. The exact details of the temple complex are not known, and the famous 'Vallipuram" Buddha statue built with Dravidian sculptural traditions from Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh was found in excavations below the Hindu Temple. The language of the inscription is Tamil-Prakrit, which shares several similarities with script inscriptions used in Andhra at the time.

  • The English Translation Of Vallipuram Gold Inscription

"Successor in the reign of the great king Vasabha and when the minister Isigiriya was governing Nagadeepa. Piyaguka Tissa caused a Vihara to be built at Badakara Athana

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