The Lankapatuna Vihara commonly known as the Lankapatuna Samudragiri Vihara in Trincomalee is one of the most ancient temples in Sri Lanka.
The temple is close to the ocean and also close to the historical port of Lankapatuna where Prince Dantha and Princess Hemamala set foot in Sri Lanka bringing the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha in the 4th century A.D.
This sacred...