[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.c9.756 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.756 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.756 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.756) 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. - [Previous: v1.c9.755](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.755) - [Next: v1.c9.757](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.757) - [Up: v1.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.756) · Pramāṇa