[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.c38.156 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.156 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.156 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c38.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.156) Kukkuṭagiri.—A place in Ceylon. Buddhaghosa says¹ that it was so called because it was there that Saddhātissa’s attendant, Tissa (see Tissa 43), refused to kill some pheasants and set them free at the risk of losing his own life. - [Previous: v2.c38.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.155) - [Next: v2.c38.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.157) - [Up: v2.c38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.156) · Pramāṇa