A forest tract near the village of Párileyya.
There the Buddha retired and lived at the foot of the Bhaddasála, when unable to settle the dispute among the Kosambí monks.
The elephant Párileyya lived there and waited upon the Buddha (Vin.i.352f.; Ud.iv.5; DhA.i.47; iv. 26; UdA.250).
It is said (DhA.i.49), that the place derived its name from the fact that Párileyya looked after the Buddha, guarding him throughout the night, wandering about the forest till dawn, a stick in his trunk, in order to ward off danger.