Bhātiyavanka vihāra

A monastery in Ceylon. A monk of the monastery, who once went to worship at the Mahā Thūpa, saw there some devatās also worshipping; they had been born in heaven as a result of having participated in the building of the thūpa (Mhv.xxx.46f).

In the time of Dutthagāmanī, the chief incumbent of the vihāra was Mahānāga. MT. 606.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from