Amaravatī untranslated

Amaravatī 01. Also called Amara. A city in the time of Dīpaṅkara Buddha. Sumedha was born there in a very rich family and renounced the world after having given his wealth away (Bv.ii.5; Ja.i.6; Dhp­a.i.83, etc.). According to the Mahā Bodhivaṁsa (p.2) the city was so-called because it was inhabited by men like gods.

Amaravatī 02. (v.l. Arundhavatī). A city in the time of Koṇḍañña Buddha eighteen leagues in extent. It was in the Devavanā, near the city, that Koṇḍañña preached his first sermon. Bv­a.108-9.

Amaravatī 03. The city of Sakka, king of the gods. Vin-a.i.49; Cv.lxxx.5; it is described in the Mahā Bhārata iii.1714ff.; see also Hopkins, Epic Mythology, 140f.