Giri (Sutta)
1. Giri.- A Nigaṇá¹ha who occupied the Nigaṇá¹hÄrÄma, later destroyed by Vaá¹á¹agÄmaṇī to make room for the construction of Abhayagiri VihÄra, The Nigaṇá¹ha’s name was included in that of the new VihÄra. Mhv.xxxiii.43f, 83; Dpv.xix.14.
2. Giri.- See Giridīpa.
3. Giri.- One of the palaces occupied by Sikhī Buddha in his last lay life (Bu.xxi.16). The Commentary (BuA., p.201) calls it Giriyasa.
4. Giri.- A district in South Sri Lanka. Its capital was MahÄgÄma. It included the villages of Nitthulavitthika, birthplace of Gothaimbara (Mhv.xxiii.49), and Kutumbiyangama, birthplace of Velusumana (Mhv.xxiii.68). The district was also evidently called Girimandala. The chieftain of Giri was Giribhojaka (Mhv.xxiii.69, 70, 75; MT.454), sometimes called Girimandalika (MT.452).
5. Giri.- A Nigaṇá¹ha who lived at AnurÄdhapura during the time of Paṇá¸ukÄbhaya. See also Giri (1). Mhv.x.98.
Giri (or GirimÄnanda) Sutta.- Taught at Jetavana. Ä€nanda brings news to the Buddha that GirimÄnanda is ill; would the Buddha go and visit him? The Buddha suggests that Ä€nanda should repeat to GirimÄnanda the ten perceptions (saññÄ) — the perception of impermanence (anicca-saññÄ), not-self (anatta-saññÄ), repulsiveness (asubha-saññÄ), danger (ÄdÄ«nava-saññÄ), abandoning (pahÄna-saññÄ), dispassion (virÄga-saññÄ), cessation (nirodha-saññÄ), disenchantment in the world (sabbaloka-anabhirati-saññÄ), the impermanence of all conditioned things (sabbasankhÄresu anicca-saññÄ), and the mindfulness of respiration (ÄnÄpÄnasatisaññÄ) — and proceeds to expound them in detail. Ä€nanda does so and GirimÄnanda recovers. A.v.108ff.
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