Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.868

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Kabupelanda.—A village and monastery in Ceylon. In the monastery once lived a sāmaṇera, possessed of great iddhi powers, who, not heeding the advice of his teacher, fell in love with a weaver’s daughter and, as a result, lost all his powers. Later, the woman lost her sight through a blow from him, and he was reduced to abject poverty. The sāmaṇera’s teacher had warned him of just this, but the warning was of no avail.¹ v.l. Kammupelanda, Kampupelanda, Kapupelanda. See also Kupu-veṇa.