Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.166
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.166
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v2.c34.166
Lāḷa.—A country in India, the capital of which was Sīhapura; it was the birthplace of Vijaya, founder of the Sinhalese dynasty.¹ The country is now generally identified with the modern Gujerat, the Larika of Ptolemy.