Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1072
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1072
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Kalyāṇi-cetiya.—The cetiya built on the spot where the Buddha preached to Maṇiakkhika and his followers.¹ According to tradition it enshrined the throne on which the Buddha sat, and has been a place of pilgrimage from that day to this.² Vohārika-Tissa erected a parasol on the cetiya.³ (See also Kalyāṇi-vihāra.)