[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.c27.1599 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1599 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1599 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1599](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1599) Pāsāṇaka-cetiya.—A shrine near Rājagaha, where the disciples of Bāvarī met and questioned the Buddha.¹ The Buddha went there from Sāvatthi, knowing it to be the best place in which to meet them. Bāvarī’s disciples followed him thither. The cetiya was originally a shrine dedicated to some divinity (devaṭṭhāna) and built on a great rock, hence its name. Later, it was converted into a vihāra for the Buddha, being within easy reach of the town. Sakka built there a great hall (maṇḍapa) for the Buddha.² This hall was evidently behind the cetiya (piṭṭhi-pāsāṇe).³ - [Previous: v2.c27.1598](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1598) - [Next: v2.c27.1600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1600) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1599](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1599) · Pramāṇa