[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.c14.547 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.547 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.547 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.547](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.547) 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 - [Previous: v1.c14.546](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.546) - [Next: v1.c14.548](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.548) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.547](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.547) · Pramāṇa