[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.c14.594 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.594 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.594 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.594](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.594) 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. - [Previous: v1.c14.593](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.593) - [Next: v1.c14.595](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.595) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.594](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.594) · Pramāṇa