Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.923
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.923
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v2.c27.923
2. Parakkamasamudda.—A tank built by Parakkama-bāhu I and attached to the river system of the Kāragaṅgā. It was, probably, in the neighbourhood of Pulatthipura and had many canals branching off: the Gambhīra, Hemavatī, Nilavāhinī, Salaḷavatī, Vettavatī, Maṅgalagaṅgā and Campā; and contained many sluices: Makara, Mālatīpuppha, Vettavatī, Dakkhiṇā, Maṅgala and Caṇḍī. The canal connecting it with the Kāragaṅgā was called the Ākāsagaṅgā.¹