Mahummāra, Mahāummāra

A village in which Mahinda II. once occupied an armed camp (Cv.xlviii.120).

Later his son had a hand to hand fight there with Dappula, defeating him (Cv.xlviii.156).

The queen of Udaya I. gave the village for the maintenance of Jayasenapabbata vihāra. Cv.xlix.24.

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