Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.345
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.345
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The Commentaries⁴ say that the hill was so called because it was composed of a flat stone and was shaped like an elephant’s head (gajasīsa-sadisa-piṭṭhipāsāṇo). There was room on the rock for one thousand monks. The hill stands about one mile to the south-west of Gayā and is now called Brahmayoni. To the south-east of the hill Hiouen Thsang saw the three thūpas of the Tebhātika Jaṭilā.⁵ See also Gayā Sutta.