Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3380
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3380
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Kolambahālaka.—A village in Ceylon, where Bhalluka pitched his camp.¹ It is probably identical with Kolambālaka,² in which case it was near the Titthārāma, in the neighbourhood of the northern gate of Anurādhapura. There was also a monastery called Kolambahālaka founded by Sūratissa, and said to have been near Raheraka.³ The Kolambahālaka-pariveṇa was the residence of the monk Dāṭhāvedhaka.⁴