Pāli Dictionary

Sīhapura2

Place

Une ville de Lāḷa d’où Vijaya et ses partisans partirent pour Sri Lanka ; elle fut fondée par Sīhabāhu, qui en devint le premier roi, et fut plus tard le lieu de naissance de Tilokasundarī, épouse de Vijayabāhu Ier.

A town in Lāla, from which Vijaya and his followers went to Sri Lanka. It was founded by Sīhabāhu, who became its first king (Mhv.vi.35; Dpv.ix.4, 5, 43).

Tilokasundarī, consort of Vijayabāhu I, was born in Sīhapura (Cv.lix.46). It was to the north of Kāliṅga. The south eastern district of Chutiā Nāgpur, to the west of Bengal, is still called Singhabhūm. Cv.Trs.i.213, n.1.

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