[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.193 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.193 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.193 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.193) Kajaṅgala (Kajaṅgalā).—A township which formed the eastern boundary of the Majjhimadesa. Beyond it was Mahāsālā.¹ In the Buddha's time it was a prosperous place where provisions could easily be obtained (dabbasambhārasulabhā).² Once when the Buddha was staying in the Veḷuvana at Kajaṅgala, the lay followers there heard a sermon from the Buddha and went to the nun Kajaṅgalā to have it explained in detail.³ On another occasion the Buddha stayed in the Mukheluvana and was visited there by Uttara, the disciple of Pārāsariya. Their conversation is recorded in the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta.⁴ In the Milindapañha,⁵ Kajaṅgala is described as a brahmin village and is given as the place of Nāgasena's birth. In the Kapota Jātaka mention is made of Kajaṅgala, and the scholiast⁶ explains that it may be the same as Benares. According to the scholiast of the Bhisa Jātaka,⁷ the tree-spirit mentioned in that story was the chief resident monk in an old monastery in Kajaṅgala, which monastery he repaired with difficulty during the time of Kassapa Buddha. - [Previous: v1.c12.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.192) - [Next: v1.c12.194](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.194) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) ## Cites (2) - [Milindapañha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.milindapanha) — Pāli - [Indriyabhāvanāsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.152) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.193) · Pramāṇa