Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3116
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3116
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1. Kokanada.—The palace of Bodhirājakumāra (q.v.), to which he invited the Buddha and the monks to a meal when the Buddha was staying at Bhesakalāvana; the palace was just completed.¹ The artisan who built it was blinded, in case he should build another like it.² According to Buddhaghosa,³ the palace was called Kokanada (lotus), because it was built in the form of a hanging lotus.