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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3009

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3009

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c36.3009](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3009)

Sītavana.—A grove near Rājagaha where Anāthapindika (q.v.) first met the Buddha. In the grove was a cemetery described as bhaya-bherava,¹ and, when Anāthapindika approached it, he was filled with fear and trembling. But he was reassured by a friendly Yakkha, Sīvaka.²

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