Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.479

v2.c31.479

Maṇḍalārāma.—A monastery in Ceylon, probably near the village of Bhokkanta. It was the residence of the Elder Mahā Tissa, reciter of the Dhammapada. Sumanā, wife of Lakuṇṭaka Atimbara, recited there, in the assembly of the monks, the story of her past lives.¹ According to the Vibhaṅga Commentary² the monastery was in the village of Kālakagāma, and, in the time of Vaṭṭagāmaṇi, it was the residence of many monks, at the head of whom was Tissabhūta. It was also the residence of Maliyadeva Thera.³