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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2906

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2906

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### [v2.c36.2906](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.2906)

Sirisamālaka.—A sacred spot in Anurādhapura, where Kakusandha Buddha preached during his visit to Ceylon.¹ It was to the south of the Nāgamālaka² and to the north of the Bodhi-tree, near the Silāsobbhakaṇḍaka-cetiya.³ King Thūlatthana built a \*thūpa\* on the spot.⁴

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