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A city in Avanti, birthplace of Nanda Kumāputta (ThagA.ii.100). Moggallāna and Sāriputta visited the place in the course of a journey in Dakkhināgiri and were entertained by Nandamātā (A.iv.62f). See Velukantakī. Buddhaghosa says (AA.ii.717; SnA.i.370) that the city was so called because bamboos were thickly planted for protection round the walls and fortifications. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/vy/velukanda.htm |
