Re: Kaccaayanava.n.naa colophon

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>I think Malalasekera made a mistake in stating that Vijitaavii was a
>"Burmese author of Vijitapura (Panyaa)". Vijitapura should read
>Vijayapura. There seems to be a lot of inconsistencies in DPPN. I
>don't see Panya, Burma in my atlas but from an Internet search there
>is a place of that name at 21 degrees 48' latitude, 95 degrees 58'
>longitude, southwest of Mandalay. Also worth noting is Ananda Pagoda,
>Pagan which is a cave-temple built in the 12th cent. A.D. which is
>supposedly a replica of the Nandamula Cave in the Himalayas. I don't
>think Pagan and Panya are that far apart. Could it be that this
>temple-cave is what is being referred to in the colophon? I don't know
>if Ananda Pagoda is on a mountain though.
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Dear Jim,
Yes, Malalasekera is not always that reliable.

Cave monasteries/temples are always on the sides of hills or
rock-outcrops in Sri Lanka. They are never found in holes in the ground.
However, the ““cave” where the 6th council was held in Burma was
artificially made, so maybe the Nandamula cave is some sort of
artificial cave in the Ananda pagoda.
Best wishes,
Bh. Nyanatusita


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