Vishala
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Vishala (विशाल) was name ofa city mentioned in Mahavansha as capital of Mandadvipa, the ancient name of Sri Lanka. It was located in the west of Mahameghavana.[1]
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In Mahavansha
Mahavansa/Chapter 15 mentions.... Mandadipa - during king Jayanta's reign this isle bore then the name of Mandadipa (Ch.15).... `Third in our age of the world was the Conqueror of the Kassapa clan, the all-knowing Teacher, compassionate toward the whole world. `The Mahamegha-grove was called (at that time) Mahasagara; the capital, named Visãla, lay toward the West. Jayanta was the name of the king of that region then, and this isle bore then the name of Mandadipa.... `At that time a hideous and life-destroying war had broken out between king Jayanta and his younger royal brother.
विशाल (लंका)
विशाल (लंका) (AS, p.863) : महावंश 15,126 में वर्णित है. इसको मंडद्वीप या लंका की प्राचीन राजधानी कहा है. यह नगर महामेघवन से पश्चिम की ओर स्थित था.[2]