Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.675
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.675
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v2.c26.675
Nāgasālā.—A monastic building, once the residence of a monk named Mahādhammakathī. Kassapa II. found the buildings dilapidated, and, during their restoration, he persuaded the Elder to live in a large pāsāda attached to the Maricavaṭṭi-vihāra. The Elder was proficient in the Abhidhamma, and the king caused the Abhidhamma and the Commentaries to be recited by him. The village of Mahāniṭṭhula was given to him for his maintenance.¹ Nāgasālā was also the residence of Dāṭhāsiva.² A pariveṇa, called the Nāgasālā-pariveṇa, was built by Aggabodhi, ruler of Malaya and minister to the king, in the reign of Sena III., who gave a village for its maintenance.³