Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2508
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2508
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v2.c31.2508
Mahejjāghara, Mahejjāgharavatthu, Mahejjāgharāsanasālā.—A building in Anurādhapura, near the west gate. The grounds of the building were laid out by Paṇḍukābhaya.¹ Gajabāhu I. first erected the Mahejjāsanasālā.² The Mahāvaṃsa Ṭīkā³ explains that Mahejavatthu is a shrine (devaṭṭhāna) dedicated to the Yakkha Maheja.