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Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.670

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.670

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Kapallapūva.—A cave near the gateway of Jetavana, into which Macchariyakosiya (q.v.) and his wife threw away the cakes which were left over after they had fed the Buddha and five hundred monks. From this act the spot took its name Kapallapūva (Crock-cake).¹