[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.c27.2178 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2178 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.2178 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.2178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2178) Puradeva.—A god, evidently the tutelary deity of Anurādhapura. There was a shrine erected to him within the precincts of the Mahāvihāra. Near this shrine a battle took place between Duṭṭhagāmaṇi and Bhalluka. Kaṇḍula considered it a lucky spot and led Duṭṭhagāmaṇi’s forces up to it.¹ The shrine was to the north of the Mahāsusāna.² - [Previous: v2.c27.2177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2177) - [Next: v2.c27.2179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2179) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2178) · Pramāṇa