Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1648

v1.c12.1648

Kāḷacampā.—A city in Aṅga; it was sixty leagues from Mithilā, with which it was connected by a cart-road.¹ To Kāḷacampā came sages from the Himālaya to procure salt and sour condiments.² There lived Puṇṇaka’s relations.³ Varuṇa, the Nāga king, tells Vidhūra that he (Varuṇa) and his wife were once inhabitants of Kāḷacampā.⁴ Kāḷacampā is probably another name for Campā (*q.v.*); in fact, the name Campā is used more than once in reference to Kāḷacampā.⁵ According to the Aṅguttara Commentary,⁶ Soṇa Koḷivisa was born in Kāḷacampā; the Theragāthā Commentary,⁷ however, speaks of his birthplace as Campā.