[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.c38.379 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.379 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.379 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c38.379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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.). - [Previous: v2.c38.378](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.378) - [Next: v2.c38.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.380) - [Up: v2.c38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38) ## Cites (1) - [Mahāvaṃsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.vamsa.mahavamsa.1.48) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.379) · Pramāṇa