[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.c27.923 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.923 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.923 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.923](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c27.922](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.922) - [Next: v2.c27.924](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.924) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.923](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.923) · Pramāṇa