Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1416
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1416
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Ummagga-gaṅgā.—A name given to a part of the river which flows from the east of Anotatta, before it ultimately divides into the five great rivers, Gaṅgā, Yamunā, etc. The Ummagga-Gaṅgā is the continuation of the Bahala-Gaṅgā and flows for sixty leagues under the earth, till it reaches the rock named Vijjha.¹