[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.c12.239 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.239 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.239 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.239) 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 - [Previous: v1.c12.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.238) - [Next: v1.c12.240](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.240) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.239](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.239) · Pramāṇa