Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Tivakka
Tivakka:A village,administered by the brahmins of the same name.Here halted the procession bearing the Sacred Bodhi-tree from Jambukola to Anurādhapura.
The brahmin,Tivakka,probably the head of the village,was present at the ceremony of the planting of the Bodhi-tree and later,one of the eight saplings from the tree was planted in the village.(Mhv.xix.37,54,61; Mbv.p.162; Sp.i.100).