[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.c31.2117 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2117 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2117 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2117) In the time of Vaṭṭagāmaṇi, the Mahāvihāra monks divided into two factions, and one party occupied Abhayagiri, built by the king.⁵ At first the differences between these two factions were trivial, but, as time went on, Abhayagiri grew in power and riches and proved a formidable rival to the older monastery. - [Previous: v2.c31.2116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2116) - [Next: v2.c31.2118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2118) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2117) · Pramāṇa