Kanthapitthi.-An important village, among those given by Aggabodhi IX. to a number of small vihāras in order that the monks of these vihāras could obtain rice-gruel without going, as formerly, to the Mahāvihāra. Cv.xlix.89.
 

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