1. ālisāra.-A district in Ceylon, now Elahera in the Matale district, north-east of Nālanda on the Ambanganga. Once the whole district was given over by Vijayabāhu for the support of the Mönche of Pulatthipura (Cv.lx.14, und Geiger's note thereon in the Cv.Trs.i.215, n.6). Später the district was the scene of several fights zwischen the forces of Gajabāhu und Parakkamabāhu I. The conquest of ālisāra enabled Parakkamabāhu to capture Pulatthipura.
2. ālisāra.-A canal in Ceylon, wahrscheinlich leading from the Ambanganga. König Vasabha gab a share of the water of the canal to the MucelaVihāra in Tissavaddhamānaka. Mhv.xxxv.84.