Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2914

v1.c6.2914

According to some authorities, quoted by Minayeff,⁴ the city was full of learned women. The Gandhavamsa⁵ mentions a list of twenty-three teachers who wrote their works in Arimaddana. From this context it appears that Arimaddana was known also as Pukkāma (Pukkāmasaṅkhāte Arimaddananagare). This is supported by evidence from elsewhere.⁶ It was a minister in Arimaddana who wrote the Nyāsappadīpaṭīkā.⁷ Arimaddana was also the city of birth of the Thera Chapaṭa.⁸