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A building in Anurādhapura, near the west gate.

The grounds of the building were laid out by Pandukābhaya (Mhv.X.90; xvii.30).

Gajabāhu I. first erected the Mahejjāsanasālā (Mhv.Xxxv.122).

 The Mahāvamsa Tīkā (p.378) explains that Mahejavatthu is a shrine (devatthāna) dedicated to the Yakkha Maheja.


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