[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.c21.782 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.782 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.782 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.782) 1. \*\*Tissavāpi.\*\*—A tank near Anurādhapura, probably built by Devānampiyatissa.¹ It seems to have been customary for the king to take a ceremonial bath in the Tissavāpi, after his coronation festival,² and, on this occasion, the Lambakannas formed the king's bodyguard.³ The road from Mahiyangana to Anurādhapura lay along the edge of the Tissavāpi.⁴ - [Previous: v1.c21.781](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.781) - [Next: v1.c21.783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.783) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.782) · Pramāṇa