[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.c31.355 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.355 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.355 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c31.354](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.354) - [Next: v2.c31.356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.356) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.355](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.355) · Pramāṇa