[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) › v2.c26.660 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.660 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.660 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.660) Nāgalena.—A cave in Koṭipabbata-vihāra. A novice once recited there the Mahāsamaya Sutta, and a goddess, in the nāga-tree outside, applauded him. She had been present when the Buddha preached the sutta when, she said, the concourse of devas was so great that she could get a foothold only in the sea near Mahāgāma in Ceylon; yet she could see and hear the Buddha distinctly.¹ - [Previous: v2.c26.659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.659) - [Next: v2.c26.661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.661) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.660) · Pramāṇa