Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.825

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Kappakandara (*v.l.* Kappukandara).—A village, river, and monastery, all of the same name. The village was the birthplace of Bharaṇa, one of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi's generals.¹ On the river was a ford called Javamāla, crossed by Duṭṭhagāmaṇi while fleeing from his brother Tissa.² According to this context, the river must have been in Rohaṇa, and Geiger³ thinks that it is probably identical with the modern Kumbukkan-Oya. The Mahāvaṃsa Ṭīkā⁴ says that Malamahādeva came to Kappakandara Piyaṅgudīpa to receive alms from Duṭṭhagāmaṇi.