Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.466

v1.c7.466

9. Ānanda.—A yakkha to whom a shrine, called the Ānanda Cetiya, was dedicated. The Cetiya was in Bhoganagara and was later converted into a Buddhist Vihāra.¹ There the Buddha stayed during his last sojourn, and mention is made of a sermon he preached there to the monks on the Four Great Authorities (cattāro mahāpadesā).² From there he went to Pāvā.