[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.c31.17 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.17 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.17 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.17) \*\*Makuṭabandhana.\*\*—A "shrine" of the Mallas to the east of Kusināra, where the Buddha's body was cremated.¹ Buddhaghosa explains that the Makuṭabandhana was a Hall in which the Malla-chiefs put on their ornaments on festival days. It was called a cetiya because it was decorated (cittakatatthena pan'esa cetiyam).² - [Previous: v2.c31.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.16) - [Next: v2.c31.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.18) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.17) · Pramāṇa