Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.290
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.290
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Taracchā.—The name of a clan in Ceylon. The name is totemistic. This clan was among the tribes which accompanied the Bodhi-tree to Ceylon.¹ When Aggabodhi I. set up an image of Mahinda on the bank of the Mahindaṭata, the image was carried by the Taracchā.²