Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.384
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.384
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v2.c30.384
Bhātiyavaṅka-vihāra.—A monastery in Ceylon. A monk of the monastery, who once went to worship at the Mahā Thūpa, saw there some devatās also worshipping; they had been born in heaven as a result of having participated in the building of the thūpa.¹ In the time of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi, the chief incumbent of the vihāra was Mahānāga.²