Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.594
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.594
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Giridīpa.—An island near Ceylon. When the Buddha visited Ceylon he drew Giridīpa up to Ceylon, told the yakkhas to go on it, and then restored it to its former place.¹ Geiger² thinks that the reference is not to an island, but to the highlands (giri) in the interior of Ceylon.