Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.138

v1.c18.138

Jambukola.—A sea-port in Nāgadīpa in the north of Ceylon. Here Mahārittha and his companions embarked on their journey as envoys to Dhammāsoka.¹ Here also arrived the ship conveying Saṅghamittā and the branch of the sacred Bodhi-tree, welcomed by Devānampiyatissa, who awaited her arrival in the Samuddapannasālā.² A sapling from the Bodhi-tree was afterwards planted on the spot where it had stood after landing³ and Devānampiyatissa built a vihāra there called the Jambuko-lavihāra.⁴ From Jambukola to Tāmalitti by sea was a seven days’ voyage,⁵ and it appears to have taken five days to get to Anurādhapura from Jambukola.⁶ It was the seaport of Anurādhapura.⁷