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MahÄraá¹­á¹­ha


1. MahÄraá¹­ha. A country where MahÄdhammarakkhita went after the Third Council. It is generally identified with the country of the MarÄthÄ« at the source of the GodÄvarÄ«. Mhv.xii.5, 37; Dpv.viii.8; Sp.i.64,67.
2. MahÄraá¹­á¹­ha. A district in Sri Lanka, near KÄlavÄpi, to the east. It held the village of Pillavatthi. Cv.lxxii.141, 163, 190, 199; also Cv.Trs.i.333, n.3.

Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera

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