Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1517
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1517
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Uruvelamaṇḍala.—A district in Rohaṇa, in South Ceylon, where the ministers Bhūta, Rakkha and Kitti obtained a decisive victory over their enemies. This battle enabled them to get possession of the Buddha’s Bowl and the Tooth Relic.¹ Geiger thinks that the place was near the modern Monarāgala.²