[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.c33.284 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.284 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.284 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c33.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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.\*). - [Previous: v2.c33.283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.283) - [Next: v2.c33.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.285) - [Up: v2.c33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c33.284) · Pramāṇa