Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2977
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2977
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4. Ketumatī.—The Pāli name for the Burmese city of Taungu.¹ Ketumatī is in Jeyyavaddhanarattha. It was once the capital of King Mahāsirijeyyasūra who possessed a famous elephant, called Devanāga. Buddhism was established in Ketumatī by a monk from Ceylon who was named Mahāparakkama. It later became the residence of famous monks.²