[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.c27.1341 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1341 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1341 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1341) Pāṭaligāma was so called because on the day of its foundation several pāṭali-shoots sprouted forth from the ground. The officers of Ajātasattu and of the Licchavi princes would come from time to time to Pāṭaligāma, drive the people from their houses, and occupy them themselves. A large hall was therefore built in the middle of the village, divided into various apartments for the housing of the officers and their retainers when necessary. The Buddha arrived in the village on the day of the completion of the building, and the villagers invited him to occupy it for a night, that it might be blessed by his presence. On the next day they entertained the Buddha and his monks to a meal.⁹ - [Previous: v2.c27.1340](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1340) - [Next: v2.c27.1342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1342) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1341) · Pramāṇa