[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.c31.1536 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1536 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1536 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1536) 1. Mahānāgavana.—An open space in Ceylon, on the banks of the Mahāvālukagaṅgā. It was three yojanas long and one wide and was the meeting-place of the Yakkhas. The Buddha went there on his first visit to Ceylon, and in it was later built the Mahiyaṅgana Thūpa.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.1535](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1535) - [Next: v2.c31.1537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1537) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1536) · Pramāṇa