Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.669
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.669
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Bhesakalāvana.—A grove in the Bhagga country. It contained a Deer Park wherein the Buddha stayed, on Sumsumāragiri. Near by was the house in which lived Nakulapitā and Nakulamātā.¹ Once, when the Buddha was at Bhesakalāvana, he saw, with his divine eye, Anuruddha dwelling in the Pācīnavamsadāya in the Ceti country, and appeared before him to encourage him in his meditations.² The palace Kokanada, built for Prince Bodhi, was in the neighbourhood of the grove.³