Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.239
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.239
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1. Kañcanapabbata.—A mountain in Himavā.¹ It was near Kañcanaguhā, and on it grew the Abbhantaramba of Vessavaṇa. On the mountain, in a hut, lived the ascetic Jotirasa, tending the sacred fire. The mountain formed one of the salient features of the Himālaya region.² It is in the northern quarter of Himavā, and from its slopes flows the Sīdānadī.³ In the Nimi Jātaka⁴ mention is made of two Kañcanapabbata between which the Sīdānadī flows. The mountain is sometimes referred to as Kañcanagiri⁵ and sometimes as Suvaṇṇapabbata.⁶ The Buddha Sumana held his second assembly of disciples on the Kañcanapabbata, when ninety thousand crores of people were present.⁷