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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.384

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.384

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c30.384](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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

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