[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.c31.1636 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1636 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1636 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1636) \*\*Mahānipa.\*\*—A place in \*\*Anurādhapura\*\* through which the \*simā\* of the \*\*Mahāvihāra\*\* passed.¹ It probably received its name from a \*nipa\*-tree growing there. - [Previous: v2.c31.1635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1635) - [Next: v2.c31.1637](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1637) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1636) · Pramāṇa