[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.c36.3260 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3260 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3260 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3260) Sīhaladīpa.—The name given to Ceylon (Tambapaṇṇi) since it became the country of the Sīhalā. It is mentioned as a patirūpadesa.¹ - [Previous: v2.c36.3259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3259) - [Next: v2.c36.3261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3261) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3260](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3260) · Pramāṇa