Pāli Dictionary
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Kāliṅga
PersonAn inhabitant of Ñātika whom the Buddha told Ānanda had been reborn in the Pure Abodes (Suddhāvāsa) and would attain nibbāna there.
DN 16
Kāliṅga2
PlaceA country whose capital was Dantapura, later associated with the Buddha’s Tooth Relic, which was kept there before being brought to Sri Lanka.
Ja 301
Kāliṅga3
OtherA collective designation for various kings of that country, referred to individually or as Cūḷakāliṅga and Mahākāliṅga.
Kāliṅga4
PersonSon of Cūḷakāliṅga, a figure appearing in the Kāliṅgabodhi Jātaka.
Kāliṅga5
PersonA Tamil (Damiḷa) chieftain in Sri Lanka, an ally of Kulasekhara and brother-in-law of Toṇḍamāna.
Kāliṅga6
OtherAnother Tamil (Damiḷa) chieftain in Sri Lanka, defeated by King Bhuvenakabāhu I.
Kāliṅga7
OtherA cross-reference to Kāliṅga-bhāradvāja.
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