Sinhapura

This article is about the legendary city mentioned in Buddhist texts. For other uses, see Singapore (disambiguation).

Sinhapura ("Lion City" for Sanskrit; IAST: Siṃhapura) was the capital of the legendary Indian king Sinhabahu. It has been mentioned in the Buddhist legends about Prince Vijaya. The name is also transliterated as Sihapura or Singhapura.

The location of Sinhapura is disputed with some scholars stating the city was located in eastern India.[1] According to Niraj et al Sinhapura is located in north west India.[2] The city is linked to the origin of the Sinhalese people and Sinhalese Buddhist ancient texts.

  1. ^ Kulke, Hermann; Kesavapany, K.; Sakhuja, Vijay, eds. (2009). Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa : reflections on the Chola naval expeditions to Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 201. ISBN 978-981-230-937-2.
  2. ^ Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils share striking genetic similarity, study finds https://www.newsdrum.in/national/sinhalese-sri-lankan-tamils-share-striking-genetic-similarity-study-finds