Where was Lake Anodat?

Authors

Frits Staal

Publication Date

1988-07-01

Abstract

The Pail Canon refers to a lake called Anotatta (in Pail; in Sanskrit: Anavatapta: in Thai oluan Anodat) which is not mentioned in any of the non-Buddhist literatures of India. In his Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, Malalasekera has conveniently summarized the salient features of this lake as described in various commentaries on the Suttanipata and the Dhammapada and in several Jātaka storries. The lake is said to be surrounded by five mountains, Sudassanakūta, Citrakuta, Kalakuta, Gandhamadana and Kelāsa. Four channels open out from it in the four directions: these are associated with lions, elephants, horses and cattle. Four rivers flow from these channels. The east-and the southward river flow three times round the lake. The southern river then continues:

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.20.2.7

First Page

129

Last Page

138

Recommended Citation

Staal, Frits (1988) "Where was Lake Anodat?," Journal of Letters: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.20.2.7
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/jletters/vol20/iss2/7