[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.c34.166 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.166 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.166 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v2.c34.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.165) - [Next: v2.c34.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.167) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.166) · Pramāṇa