Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.284
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.284
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v2.c33.284
Rahera, Raheraka.—The name is frequently mentioned in the Pāli Chronicles, sometimes as a locality, sometimes as a mountain,¹ apparently situated² to the north of, and not far from, Anurādhapura. It is also given as the name of a tank, repaired by Parakkamabāhu I.,³ and also as that of an irrigation canal (*dakavāra*), given by Silākāla to the monks of Abhayagiri.⁴ Near Raheraka was the Kolambahālaka-vihāra (*q.v.*).