Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2224
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.2224
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Vehaliṅga (*v.l.* Vekaliṅga, Vebhaliṅga).—A township (*nigama*) where lived Ghaṭīkāra, friend of Jotipāla.¹ The township was in Kosala, and once, during his long stay in Kosala, the Buddha visited the *ārāma* in which Kassapa Buddha had preached to Jotipāla, and there he himself preached the Ghaṭīkāra Sutta.²