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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.11

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c37.11

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c37.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.11)

1. Hamsavatī.—The city of birth of Padumuttara Buddha.¹ It existed in the time of Tissa Buddha also, for he preached to Brahmadeva and Udayana of Hamsavatī.² The river Bhagīrathī flowed by the city.³ 2. Hamsavati.—The Pāli name for the city of Pegu in Burma.¹

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