[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.c12.3116 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3116 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3116 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.3116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3116) 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. - [Previous: v1.c12.3115](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3115) - [Next: v1.c12.3117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3117) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3116) · Pramāṇa