[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.c6.3173 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3173 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3173 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.3173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3173) Avaroja.—A householder in the time of Vipassī Buddha; he had a nephew who was also called Avaroja after his uncle. When the uncle undertook to build a gandhakuṭi for the Buddha, the nephew wished to have a share in the work, but this the uncle would not allow. The former thereupon proceeded to erect a Kuñjarasālā (Elephant Hall), on the site opposite the gandhakuṭi, adorned with the seven kinds of precious minerals. In the centre of the Kuñjarasālā was a jewelled pavilion beneath which was a Preacher's Seat. At the foot of the seat were set four golden rams, of which there were two more under the foot-rest and six round the pavilion. At the festival of dedication, Avaroja invited the Buddha with sixty-eight thousand monks, giving alms to suffice for four months and various gifts to monks and novices. - [Previous: v1.c6.3172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3172) - [Next: v1.c6.3174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3174) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3173) · Pramāṇa