Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Marutta
Marutta:A tank in Anurādhapura,north of the royal palace,in the time of Devānampiyatissa.
When Mahinda scattered flowers on it the earth trembled,and Mahinda prophesied that it would become the Jantāghara-pokkhoranī situated to the east of the gateway of the Kālapāsāna-parivena.
It had disappeared by the time the Mahāvamsa Tīkā was written (MT.344f).
The sīmā of the Mahāvihāra passed through the tank.Mbv.135,136.
Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Marutta
Marutta:A brahmin of Homagāma.Once he gave food to a mangy dog, which later saved his life.See Ras.i.42f.for details.