Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.440

v1.c12.440

Kaṇṇakujja.—A district in Jambudīpa; it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañjā to Bārāṇasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañjā, Soreyya, Saṅkassa, Kaṇṇakujja, Payāgatittha, here crossing the river to Benares.¹ It may have been the very road followed by Revata when going from Saṅkassa to Sahajāti, this road passing through Kaṇṇakujja, Udumbara, and Aggalapura.²