Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.355
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.355
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v2.c31.355
Mañjerika.—The name of the Nāga kingdom (Nāgabhavana). It is five hundred leagues in extent and is the residence of Mahākāla, the Nāga king.¹ When the urn containing the Buddha’s relics, deposited in Rāmagāma, was washed away, it was taken to the Mañjerika Nāga-bhavana, and remained there till taken by Soṇuttara to be enshrined in the Mahā Thūpa.²