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Kadurugoda Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located in a small hamlet called Kandarodai and it is one of the few Buddhist temples remaining in Jaffna today.
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Among the Buddhist places in Yapa Pattana (Jaffna) Kadurugoda Viharaya or Kantarodai holds an important place in Sri Lanka‘s history. This temple is located on the Hunugama (Chunnakam) – Minipe (Manipai) road about 02 KMs from Hunugama. The first archaeological excavation on the site was reported to have been done by Paul. E. Pieris in 1917 and 1919. He found remains of a shrine room, several Buddha images, coins, about 60 small and large Stupas Dagaba pieces of pinnacles of Stupas, pieces of stone with imprints of the Buddha’s foot and tiles from the site.
A head and a headless body of a Buddha image are also among the many artefacts found. According to the historical chronicles Nagadipa is the place where Buddha made his second visit to Sri Lanka. The famous sermon he preached to Chulodara and Mahodara over their dispute was made at this Kadurugoda area. The exact place where Buddha made his sermon is called Rajyathana Chetiya (Stupa) located in Kadurugoda. The place became a venerated place among people after the Buddha’s visit and subsequently a Bo-tree was planted. (Rajayathanan is the Pali word for Bo-tree) H.W. Codrington in his book ‘Coins and Currency in Ceylon’ (1924) has mentioned that number of coins found in the vicinity of the Kadurugoda Viharaya while Mudliyar C. R. Rasanayagam in his book ‘Ancient Jaffna’ (1926) mentions that there were ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple in Kadurugoda. The archaeological excavation site in Kadurugoda was known among the local people as “Kayangana”. This is the Tamilized version of the Sinhala word Gayangana. This may be the old name used by Sinhalese as Buddha came to Sri Lanka from Gaya Rata.
A piece of a Black-Red pot with letters belonging to the pre-historic period was found in Kadurugoda area. Similar pieces of Black-Red pots with letters were found from Gedige area in Anuradhapura too. Both pieces found in Kadurugoda and Gedige had old Sinhala Brahmi letters with Sinhala names. References to this temple are also found in the Nam Potha written in Kandyan Period.
Ven. S. Dhammika, an erudite Australian Buddhist monk who has written many books on Buddhist places in Asia mentions about Kadurugoda ruins in his book ‘Sacred Island’ as follows:
” In the early 20th century there were still numerous Buddhist remains in the Jaffna Peninsula but these now have nearly all disappeared due to neglect, pilfering or deliberate destruction due to political reasons. One place where extensive Buddhist ruins can still be seen is at Kantarodai a little to north of Jaffna. On the side of a grove of lovely palm trees is a collection of Stupas and mounds, the remains of ancient buildings. There are now 20 complete Stupas but judging by the numerous pinnacles 4 in the Jaffna Museum which were picked up in the area there were once many more. The largest stupa is about 23 feet in diameter and the smallest about 6 feet. The base of each stupa is made of coral stone moulded into four bands and the domes are made of coral rubble coated with plaster fashioned to look like blocks of stone.
The hamakas and spires are made of stone, sometimes a single piece sometimes of two pieces with the pinnacle fitting into a hole in the hamika. Archaeological investigations done at Kantarodai in 1966-7 found that the site was inhabited from about the 2nd century BCE to about the 13th century CE. When P.E. Pieris came here in 1917 he found several Buddha images. He also noted that locals were regularly removing stones from the site to use for building purposes”.
And also an existence of an institution that belonged to the Abhayagiri Sect in Anuradhapura era in Yapa Pattana (Jaffna) confirms with the finding of a part of an inscription found in Kadurugoda area. Prof. Sirimal Ranawella confirms that it belonged to King IV Dappula (10th Century) period.
More ruins of Buddhist temples from Yapa Pattana (Jaffna)
Ruins of Buddhist temples have been found in Hunugama (Chunnakam), Kodiyawatta (Koddiyathottam), Malalagama (Mallakam), Mahiyapiti (Mahiyappitti), Puralali (Palalai) and Uduwila (Uduwil) too. Ruins belonging to Dagobas have been found in Delft Island (Develdoova) as well.
Ven. S. Dhammika says “At Chunnakam there was the extensive ruins of a stupa and monastery and several large Buddha images but these have all disappeared now”.
Kayts (Uratota) Islands also give important evidences: the Sinhala word Uratota is referred in Tamil as Uratturai in Naiyantheeve inscription of Parakramabahu the Great. References are found about Uratota in ancient chronicles such as Pujawaliya, Rajawaliya and Nikaya Sangrahaya. Chulavansa, a Pali chronicle refers this as Sookarathiththa.
These evidences prove the existence of Sinhalese Buddhist civilization in the entire northern region and also that the people lived in Yapa Pattana (Jaffna) were not a group of immigrants but the descendents of the Sinhalese from the pre-historic era.
Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kantarodai Jaffna – කදුරුගොඩ විහාරය – යාපනය
Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kantarodai Jaffna – කදුරුගොඩ විහාරය – යාපනය
The site was discovered in 1917 by the Magistrate P.E. Pieris where he reported that bricks from this site is being carried a way by cart loads by the residents around the area for building of houses. An excavation done in the 1917-1919 has unearthed remains of a shrine room, parts of Buddha Statues, Bodhisattva statues, Buddha foot imprints and coins belonging to pre christian era.
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Kantharodai Archaeological Site (කදුරුගොඩ විහාරය)
According to historical legends, Buddha resolved a throne between two Naga kings named chulodara and Mahodara in Nagadipa island At Jaffna and stayed this place retreat for sometime.
Sixty monks who lived puvanativu(punkudutiv) attained “Arahanship” and died after consuming poison food and their ashes were buried in this place a world to reveal the historic antiquities of the region.
Subsequently Srilankan Department Of archaeology conducted an excavation. According to stories here must have 60 stupas but on archaeological research in 1996 at kantarodai and discovered 57 small and medium sized Buddhist Stupas.
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Dambakola Patuna - Jaffna Sri Lanka
After Mihindu Maha Thero brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka in 250BC, his sister, Theri Sanghamitta arrived in Sri Lanka with a Sacred Bo Sapling one year later to this port. The temple Samudda-panasala (Jambukola Viharaya) was built commemorating the arrival of the Bo sapling by King Devanampiya Tissa (250-210 BC). Later, the same king planted one of the first eight shoots of the Sri Maha Bodhi, on the same place where he kept the original tree before bringing it to Anuradhapura. King Vijayabahu I (1070–1110) has restored this site. The remains of the vihara, such as the Buddha footprint stone and vatadage seen up to recent times no longer exist there.
This port gradually faded in importance while port Mahathiththa/ Mahathota/ Mantota (now Mantai) located at the mouth of Malvatu oya developed as a key intersection of sea-routes and the Dambakola Patuna Viharaya was lost in time. The Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka, the Mahavamsa and Samanthapaasasdika mention pilgrims coming from Yonaka country to Jambukola to worship the Jambukola Viharaya in the ancient times.
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Conversion project confirmed during Sangha Nayake's visit to Jaffna
Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya, one of the main chapters of the three sects of Theravada Buddhism in the island, Ven Warakagoda Dhammasiddhi Sri Pagnnananda Gnanarathanabhidhana Mahanayake Thera, who is on a visit to Jaffna this week was promoting the SL military and hardline monks-led conversion of Tamil school children into Sinhala Buddhism at the Tamil village of Puththoor. Accompanying the Mahanayake Thera, the Chief Incumbent of Sri Naga Vihara in Jaffna City, was making a remark that people had started to regard Puththoor as “Buddha iruntha oor” (a village where Buddha resided). The video itself is enough to expose the kind of prevailing attitude. TamilNet Report:
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This post is yet again dealing with another important Buddhist temple but now turned into a Hindu Kovil in the Eastern part of Sri Lanka. Unlike in the previous example where some remains of the temple (Kadurugoda Vihara in Jaffna) is still visible, in this instance, however, the place has completely been turned in to Hindu Temple. This Temple is none other than the famous Thirukoneswarm temple in Trincomalee or the previous Gokanna Vihara.
According to the chronicles the Gokanna Vihara was built by the king Mahasen in 3rd century. De Queyroz, a Portuguese historian says that the Gokana Vihara was a Buddhist temple until it was destroyed by Portugeese in the 16th century. According to him the Pagoda or the Stupa of the temple was destroyed by Portuguese Trincomalee’s ruler Costantino da Sa while Buddhist monks were still in residence there. Therefore, it is clear that the Gokkana Vihara was intact until it was destroyed by Portuguese in 16thcentury and was until then a famous Buddhist temple.
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