[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.c31.2508 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2508 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2508 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v2.c31.2507](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2507) - [Next: v2.c31.2509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2509) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2508) · Pramāṇa