Pāli Dictionary

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  • An inhabitant of Ñātika whom the Buddha told Ānanda had been reborn in the Pure Abodes (Suddhāvāsa) and would attain nibbāna there.

DN 16
  • A 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
  • A collective designation for various kings of that country, referred to individually or as Cūḷakāliṅga and Mahākāliṅga.

  • Son of Cūḷakāliṅga, a figure appearing in the Kāliṅgabodhi Jātaka.

  • A Tamil (Damiḷa) chieftain in Sri Lanka, an ally of Kulasekhara and brother-in-law of Toṇḍamāna.

  • Another Tamil (Damiḷa) chieftain in Sri Lanka, defeated by King Bhuvenakabāhu I.

  • A cross-reference to Kāliṅga-bhāradvāja.

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