1. Mahānāgavana. An open space in Ceylon, on the banks of the Mahāvālukagangā. It was three yojanas long und one wide und was the meeting place of the Yakkhas. The Buddha went there on his first visit to Ceylon, und in it was later built the Mahiyangana Thūpa. Mhv.i.22f.
2. Mahānāgavana. A park near Anurādhapura. It was there that the relics brought by Sumana for the Thūpārama were first received by Devānampiyatissa. Mhv.xvii.7, 22f.