[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.c29.787 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.787 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.787 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.787](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.787) \*\*Bodhimanda.\*\*—The name given to the spot under the Bodhi-tree where the Buddha attained Enlightenment and where he sat for one week after the Enlightenment.¹ A monastery was later erected there called the \*\*Bodhimanda-vihāra\*\*. Thirty thousand monks, under \*\*Cittagutta\*\*, came from there to the foundation ceremony of the \*\*Mahā Thūpa\*\*.² It was near here that \*\*Buddhaghosa\*\* was born,³ and here \*\*Silākāla\*\* entered the Order.⁴ See also \*s.v.\* \*\*Bodhirukkha\*\*. - [Previous: v2.c29.786](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.786) - [Next: v2.c29.788](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.788) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.787](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.787) · Pramāṇa