Pallavabhogga. A country from which came Mahādeva, together with four hundred and sixty thousand monks, for the foundation ceremony of the Mahā Thūpa (Mhv.xxix.38). Geiger thinks the reference is to Persia. Mhv. Trs.194, n. 2.

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