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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.373

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.373

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c38.373](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.373)

Nāgadīpa.—\*Add\*: According to the Rasavāhinī (ii. 19) the place was so called because it was given as gift to the woman named Nāgā. See Nāgā (7).

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## Cites (1)

- [Rasavāhinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.katha.rasavahini) — Vedeha, Pāli

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