[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.c6.2550 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2550 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2550 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.2550](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2550) It is said that the place was so called after the riddle of the mango tree (Mhv. xiv. 17 ff.) with which Mahinda put Devānampiyatissa’s discernment to the test. Even now mango trees are planted near the ceitya in memory of the event.⁷ - [Previous: v1.c6.2549](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2549) - [Next: v1.c6.2551](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2551) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Mahāvaṃsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.vamsa.mahavamsa.14.17) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2550](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2550) · Pramāṇa