[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c13.43 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.43 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.43 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.43) \*\*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 - [Previous: v1.c13.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.42) - [Next: v1.c13.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.44) - [Up: v1.c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.43) · Pramāṇa