Kācaragāma untranslated

Kācaragāma, Kājaragāma, Kāṭaragāma. A village in South Ceylon, on the Maṇigaṅgā (Mānik-gaṅga), about ten miles to the north of Tissamahārāma, on the old road from Mahā Gāma to Guttasāla. It was evidently an important centre even in the time of Devānampiyatissa, because we find that the nobles of Kājaragāma are mentioned among those taking part in the festival of the Bodhi Tree when it was brought over by Saṅghamittā (Mhv.xix.54). In the village was planted one of the eight saplings produced from the Bodhi Tree (Mhv.xix.62; Mbv.161f; Vin-a.i.100). A vihāra was erected in Kācaragāma by Aggabodhi, ruler of Rohaṇa (Cv.xlv.45), among the occupants of which is mentioned Milakkhatissa Thera (AN­a.i.22). The place was of strategic importance, and was sometimes used as the seat of the government in Rohaṇa, e.g., by Loka (Cv.lvii.2), by Kassapa, the Kesadhātu (Cv.lvii.66ff); see also Cv.lviii.6.

The village is now chiefly famous for the celebrated shrine of Skanda.