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Nāka Tivu / Nāka Nadu was the name of the whole [[Jaffna peninsula]] in some historical documents. There are number of Buddhist myths associated with the interactions of people of this historical place with [[Buddha]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Malalasekera|first=G.P.|title=Dictionary of Pali Proper Names: Pali-English|year=2003|publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=81-206-1823-8 |page=42}}</ref> The two Tamil Jain and Buddhist epics of the second century - ''[[Kundalakesi]]'' and ''[[Manimekalai]]'' - describe the islet of ''Manipallavam'' of Nāka Nadu, this islet of the Jaffna peninsula, from where merchants came to obtain [[Gemstone|gems]] and [[conch]] shells.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=O2lDAAAAYAAJ&q=jaffna+manipallavam+gem&dq=jaffna+manipallavam+gem&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGoIXHuZzZAhVIEiwKHRkdB7sQ6AEISjAF|title=Journal of Indian History|last=|first=|date=1965|publisher=Department of Modern Indian History|year=|isbn=|location=University of Allahabad|pages=18|language=en}}</ref> The protagonists of the former story by
The ''Manimekhalai'' and the ''Mahavamsa'' both describe Buddha settling a dispute between two Naga princes over a gem set throne seat on an island known as ''Manipallavam'' or ''Nagadeepa'', identified as Nainativu by several scholars.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.no/books?id=gEjYAAAAMAAJ&q=manipallavam+nagadeepa&dq=manipallavam+nagadeepa&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVtonquJzZAhVJ2SwKHUX0ASgQ6AEIPDAD|title=Encyclopaedia of Buddhism|last=Malalasekera|first=Gunapala Piyasena|date=1961|publisher=Government of Ceylon|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=83|language=en}}</ref> The [[Tamil language]] inscription of the Nainativu Hindu temple by [[Parâkramabâhu I]] of the 12th century CE states that foreigners landing at new ports must meet at [[Kayts]] and they must be protected, and if ships to the islet carrying elephants and horses get shipwrecked, a fourth of the cargo must go to the treasury.<ref>K. Indrapala. (1963). The Nainativu Tamil Inscription of Parakramabahu I. UCR Vol XX1. No. 1. pp.70</ref>
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