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Some ancient Buddhists sites in the Jaffna Peninsula And their probable ancient names. Prepared in 2006 by Chandre Dharmawardana, with some subsequent updates. A limited number of these are shown in the map at: /s/maps/jaff1Bu.html Alapitiya, (Allaippiddi) Ancient ruins. ven. E Medhananda cites this place as an ancient B uddhist site. Aenikotte (Anaicoddai, Anaicottai ) Ancient buddhist site. Meaning: Tamil ??? , Anai and Sinhala A`niya may mean dam. coddi may be a tamilzation of Kotta=Kotuwa (fort) in sinhala, or kottai in Tamil Ariyale (Ariyalai ) ARIYALA, Ariyagala, adhiyala Meaning: T. yalai has no immediate meaning, The S. yala is typical place name, Adhi=old Sihalavaththupakaranya and Rasavahinya mention an ariyagala which is probabaly in Nagadeepa. However, Ariyala or Adhiyala may have been ariyagala, a place name which is appended as a first name. Nagadeepa may have been the whole of Jaffna and not just the Island Nainativu. n.b., Ellawala Medhananda favours Ariyagala. Athuruvaella, (Achchuveli) Meaning: This name is found in southern maritime areas in SL. Ancient Buddhist ruins See also, on the map: Achchelu, ATHURUELIYA hist: Ancient Dagoba, referred to by Portuguese historian de Queyroz Batakotte, (Vaddukkoddei) Disc. Batakotte in S. means a fortified garrison of soldiers. The American seminary that existed here till the latter part of the 19th Century was known as the “Batakotte seminary”, and the sinhala placename was in use till about 1900. Buddhist sites from in pre-CE times have been mentioned See also Ven. E. Medhanandas book Hist. Battecotte, Batecotte Dutch Historical Record This was the constituency of the TULF leader Amirthalingam, murdered by the LTTE. The `Vaddukkoddai TULF resolution in 1976 for separatism was Launched here. Buthpura, (Putur) BUTHPURA, ALUTHNUWARA Meaning: There is evidence that this was Buthpura, a village donated to a buddhist temple; similar to many villages of the a