Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2119

v2.c31.2119

From time to time various kings and nobles made additions and restorations to the Mahāvihāra. Thus Vasabha⁶ built a row of cells, and Bhātikatissa erected a boundary wall,⁷ while Kaṇiṭṭhatissa removed the boundary wall and constructed the Kukkuṭagiri-pariveṇa, twelve large pāsādas, a refectory, and a road leading from Mahāvihāra to Dakkhiṇavihāra.⁸ Vohārikatissa appointed a monthly gift of a thousand to the monks of Mahāvihāra,⁹ while Sirisaṅghabodhi built a salāka-house.¹⁰ Goṭhābhaya erected a stone pavilion and made a padhānabhūmi to the west of the vihāra.¹¹