Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.633

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**Tivakka (Tavakka).**—A village, administered by the brahmins of the same name. Here halted the procession bearing the Sacred Bodhi-tree from Jambukola to Anurādhapura. The brahmin, Tivakka, probably the head of the village, was present at the ceremony of the planting of the Bodhi-tree and later, one of the eight saplings from the tree was planted in the village.¹