Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.82
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c33.82
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v2.c33.82
Rajata-Rajatalena-(Rajatamaya)-vihāra.—A monastery in Ceylon, built by Amaṇḍagāmaṇī Abhaya.¹ It was in Ambaṭṭhakolalena, where silver was discovered for use in the construction of the Mahā Thūpa.² Kittisirirājasīha³ visited the vihāra and paid it great honour and gave it to a *sāmaṇera* called Siddhattha.⁴ The vihāra is now called Riḍī-vihāra and is near the modern Kurunegala.