Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3465
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3465
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The Commentaries give two reasons for the name Kosambī. The more favoured¹⁵ is that the city was so called because it was founded in or near the site of the hermitage once occupied by the sage Kusumba (*v.l.* Kusumbha). Another explanation is¹⁶ that large and stately margossa-trees (*Kosambarukkhā*) grew in great numbers in and around the city.