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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.229

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c37.229

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c37.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.229)

2. Hiraññavatī.—A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died.¹ It is identified with the Little Gandak; it flows through the district of Gorakhpur, about eight miles west of Great Gandak, and falls into the Gogrā (Sarayū).²

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## Cites (1)

- [Mahāparinibbānasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.1.1) — Pāli

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