the mountain Maha, Meru in the centre of a chakkavala (සක්වළ) 168,000 yoduns or more than two million miles high, one half of which is below the surface of the earth. On its top is the heaven of the Tavatinsa Gods and at its base dwell the Asuras.
Carter, Charles. A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Colombo: The "Ceylon Observer" Printing Works; London: Probsthain & Co., 1924.