A row of cells built by Kanitthatissa after he had demolished the boundaries of the Mahā-vihāra (Mhv.xxxvi.10).
They were later restored by Mahāsena (Mhv.xxxvii.15; MT.678).
The place is also referred to as the Kukkutā-rāma (E.g., Mhv.xxxvii.15).
See also Appendix.