[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.c6.429 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.429 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.429 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.429) 1. Aciravatī.—A river, the modern Rāpti in Oudh; one of the Pañcamahānadī,¹ the five great rivers flowing from the Himālaya eastwards (pācīnaninnā²) into the sea. During the hot season it ran dry, leaving a bed of sand.³ It flowed through Kosala, and at Savatthi an udumbara grove grew on its banks; it could be seen from the terrace of Pasenadi's palace.⁴ To the south of it was Manasākaṭa, and on its southern bank was a mango grove where the Buddha sometimes resided.⁵ The Tevijja Sutta was preached here, and the Aciravatī is used in a simile to prove the futility of sacrifices and prayers: it is of no use standing on one bank of the river and calling to the other bank to come over. - [Previous: v1.c6.428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.428) - [Next: v1.c6.430](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.430) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.429) · Pramāṇa