Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Velukanda
Velukanda:A city in Avanti,birthplace ofNanda Kumāputta (ThagA.i.100).
Moggallāna andSāriputta visited the place in the course of a journey in Dakkhināgiri and were entertained by Nandamātā (A.iv.62f).SeeVelukantakī.
Buddhaghosa says (AA.ii.717; SNA.i.370) that the city was so called because bamboos were thickly planted for protection round the walls and fortifications.