Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.217
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.217
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**Damiḷathūpa.**—A cetiya erected at Pulatthipura by Parakkamabāhu I. Its original name was the Mahā Thūpa, but it was renamed on account of its being built by the Damiḷas brought as captives from the Damiḷa kingdom. Its circumference of one thousand three hundred cubits was larger than that of all other thūpas and, according to the Chronicle, it was built without the aid of any miraculous power.¹