Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3477
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3477
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Kosambī is mentioned in the *Saṃyutta Nikāya*²³ as being "Gaṅgāya nadiyā tīre." This is either an error, or here the name Gaṅgā refers not to the Ganges but to the Yamunā. Kosambī is identified with the two villages of Kosam on the Jumna, about ninety miles west of Allahabad.²⁴