Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Padalañchana
Padalañchana:A village in Ceylon where Vajirā,queen of Kassapa V.,built a monastery for the Theravādins (Cv.lii.63).Mention is made (Ibid., liv.44) of a temple of four cetiyas in Padalañchana,which was burnt down by the Colas and restored by Mahinda IV.