Mahā Gāma untranslated

Mahā Gāma. A tank built by Mahā Sena. Mhv.xxxvii.47.

Mahā Gāma. The capital of Rohaṇa. Duṭṭhagāmaṇī was born there, and ruled there till he started on his campaign against the Damiḷas (Mhv.xxviii.8, 59, etc.; Cv.xlv.42, etc.; see also Mhv.Trs.146, n.5).

Throughout history Mahā Gāma remained the most important place in Rohaṇa. Near by were the Tissamahārāma and the Anurārāma built by Subha. It is first mentioned (Mhv.xxii.8) as the residence of Devānampiyatissa’s younger brother, Mahā Nāga, who founded the Rohaṇa dynasty, but, as a settlement, it probably dates back to the most ancient times. Mahā Nāga built in it the Nāgamahāvihāra. Mahā Tissa built the Mahā Pāli Hall in Mahā Gāma and attached to it the Dāṭhaggabodhi pariveṇa (Cv.xlv.42). The Damiḷas (probably in the time of Mahinda IV.) destroyed Mahā Gāma, but the buildings were restored by Vijayabāhu I. Cv.lx.56.