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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3153

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3153

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### [v1.c6.3153](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3153)

In the Milindapañha¹⁸ Avanti is mentioned as one of the three maṇḍalas or great divisions of Jambudīpa, the other two being Pācīna and Dakkhiṇāpatha.

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