Pāli Dictionary

campā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Campā, capital city of the Aṅga kingdom in ancient India

  • DN 34

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā campāyaṃ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Campā
Place

  • A city in India on the river of the same name, capital of the kingdom of Aṅga, renowned for the lotus lake Gaggarā-pokkharaṇī and visited several times by the Buddha.

DN 16AN 7.52AN 10.81AN 10.94
Campā2
Person

  • One of the two chief women disciples of Kakusandha Buddha.

Campā3
Person

  • The birthplace of Paduma Buddha, near which lay a park of campaka trees.

Campā4
Place

  • The river flowing between the kingdoms of Aṅga and Magadha, now known as the Chāndan, said to be ruled over by the Nāga Campeyya.

Campā5
Place

  • A channel branching off from the Parakkamasamudda reservoir in Sri Lanka, near the sluice by the Candī gate.

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