Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.379

v2.c38.379

The Nāgas had two chief settlements in Ceylon, in Nāgadīpa (q.v.) and at the mouth of the river Kalyāṇī. It was to settle a dispute between two Nāga chiefs of Nāgadīpa, Mahodara and Cūlodara, that the Buddha paid his second visit to Ceylon. During that visit he made a promise to another Nāga-king, Maṇiakkhika of Kalyāṇī, to pay him a visit, and the Buddha's third visit was in fulfilment of that undertaking (Mhv. i. 48 f.).