Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2701
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2701
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v2.c31.2701
Māpamādakandarā.—A cave, probably not very far from Rājagaha. When the Buddha went on tour with the monks, some of the latter accompanied him as far as this cave and then turned back. To such monks the Buddha would say, “Mā pamajjittha” (Be not heedless). From this fact the cave took its name.¹