Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.756
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.756
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Udena Cetiya.—A shrine of pre-Buddhistic worship, to the east of Vesāli. It is mentioned with other shrines at Vesāli—Gotamaka, Sārandada, Sattamba, Cāpāla and Bahuputta—all of which are described as beautiful spots.¹ Rhys Davids conjectures that these were probably trees or barrows.² The Dhammapada Commentary³ describes the Udena and the Gotamaka shrines as “*rukkhacetiyas*” to which men pay homage in order to have their wishes fulfilled. The Dīgha Commentary⁴ says that in the Buddha's time a vihāra had been erected on the spot where this shrine stood and that this vihāra had previously been dedicated to the yakkha Udena.