Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.547
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.547
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4. Giri.—A district in South Ceylon. Its capital was Mahāgāma. It included the villages of Niṭṭhulavitthika, birthplace of Goṭhaimbara,¹ and Kuṭumbiyaṅgama, birthplace of Veḷusumana.² The district was also evidently called Girimaṇḍala. The chieftain of Giri was Giribhojaka,³ sometimes called Girimaṇḍalika.⁴