[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.2977 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2977 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2977 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2977](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2977) 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 - [Previous: v1.c12.2976](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2976) - [Next: v1.c12.2978](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2978) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2977](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2977) · Pramāṇa