Mahānanda. An author of Hamsavatī, to whom some authorities ascribe the authorship of the Madhusāratthadīpani in the Abhidhamma. Bode, op. cit., 47, n.6;. v.l. Mahānāma.

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