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Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.578

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.578

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Valliggāma.—A village in South Ceylon. In the reign of Queen Kalyāṇavatī (1202-8), the regent, Ayasmanta, sent the Adhikārin Deva to the village, where a vihāra was erected¹ by him. Later, Parakkamabāhu IV. built the Parakkamabāhu-pāsāda attached to the vihāra and gave for its maintenance the village of Sāligiri.²