Mahanuwara

Japanese: Mahanuwara
Mahanuwara

...Kanda means mountain in Sinhalese, but the name was misrepresented by Europeans. Kandy residents call the city Mahanuwara (Great City). The Dalada Maligāwa Temple (Temple of the Tooth Relic), which houses the tooth of the Buddha, a symbol of royal succession, and the Perahera Festival (held every July or August), in which the tooth is carried on an elephant and paraded through the streets, are famous and attract many tourists.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mahanuwara" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シンハラ語で山のことをカンダというのが,ヨーロッパ人の間で誤り伝えられた地名である。キャンディ市民は,この都市をマハヌワラMahanuwara(大きな都)と呼んでいる。王位継承権の象徴でもあった仏歯を安置するダラダ・マリガーワDalada Maligāwa寺(仏歯寺)と,その仏歯を象の背に乗せて,街路を行進するペラヘラ祭(毎年7月か8月)は有名で,多くの観光客を集めている。…

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