Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c17.37

v1.c17.37

1. **Chaddanta.**—A forest in **Himavā**. In the forest was the **Mandākinī** Lake, on the banks of which **Aññā-Koṇḍañña** lived in retirement for twelve years, waited upon by eight thousand elephants who had once ministered to Pacceka Buddhas.¹ 2. **Chaddanta.**—A lake, one of the seven great lakes of the Himālaya region.¹ It was fifty leagues long and fifty broad. In the middle of the lake, for a space of twelve leagues, the water was like a jewel and no weeds grew there. Around this space were seven girdles of lilies, each girdle of a different hue and each a league in extent. Round the lake were seven ranges of mountains—**Cullakāla**, **Mahākāla**, **Udaka**, **Candapassa**, **Suriyapassa**, **Maṇipassa** and **Suvaṇṇapassa**, the last range being seven leagues in height and of a golden hue on the side overlooking the lake. On the west side of the lake was the **Kañcanaguhā**, twelve leagues in extent, where the elephant-king lived.²