[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.c35.2035 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2035 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.2035 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.2035](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v2.c35.2034](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2034) - [Next: v2.c35.2036](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2036) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2035](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2035) · Pramāṇa