Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2035
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.2035
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v2.c35.2035
Veḷukaṇḍa, Veḷukaṇṭa.—A city in Avanti, birthplace of Nanda Kumāputta.¹ Moggallāna and Sāriputta visited the place in the course of a journey in Dakkhiṇāgiri and were entertained by Nandamātā.² See Veḷukaṇṭakī. Buddhaghosa says³ that the city was so called because bamboos were thickly planted for protection round the walls and fortifications.