Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.43
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.43
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**Khaṇḍacela.**—A monastery (probably in Ceylon), the residence of Padhāniya Thera. While the Elder was once listening to the Ariyavamsa in the Kaṇikārapadhānaghara in the monastery, he was bitten by a snake, but bearing the pain in silence, concentrated his mind on the sermon. The poison sank to earth and he became an arahant.¹