MahejjÄghara, °vatthu, °ÄsanasÄlÄ
A building in AnurÄdhapura, near the west gate.
The grounds of the building were laid out by Paṇá¸ukÄbhaya (Mhv.x.90; xvii.30).
GajabÄhu I first erected the MahejjÄsanasÄlÄ (Mhv.xxxv.122).
The MahÄvaṃsa ṬīkÄ (p.378) explains that Mahejavatthu is a shrine (devaá¹á¹hÄna) dedicated to the Yakkha Maheja.
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