Giri

A Nigaṇṭha who occupied the Nigaṇṭhārāma, later destroyed by Vaṭṭagāmaṇī to make room for the construction of Abhayagiri Vihāra.

mentioned 14 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Sineru (7)
• Sakka (5)
• Nāgasena (4)
• Māra (3)
• Nesādaka (2)

Mentioned in

• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthāpāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Apadānapāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Milindapañhapāḷi: 3
• Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Majjhimanikāya · Uparipaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Khuddakanikāya · Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Abhidhammapiṭaka · Sammohavinodanī-aṭṭhakathā: 1

Others of this name

• Giri: A district in South Ceylon.