Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.917

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Kammāsadamma, Kammāsadhamma (*v.l.* Kammassa°).—A township of the Kurūs. The Buddha, during the course of his wanderings, stayed there several times; the exact place of his residence is, however, mentioned only once, namely the fire-hut of a brahmin of the Bhāradvāja-gotta, where a grass mat was spread for him by the brahmin. It was on this occasion, according to the Māgandiya Sutta,¹ that, after a long discussion, Māgandiya was converted. Several important discourses were preached at Kammāsadamma, among them being the Mahānidāna Sutta,² the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta,³ and the Ānañjasappāya Sutta.⁴ The Saṃyutta Nikāya⁵ contains a discourse on handling experiences by way of casual relations, and the Aṅguttara⁶ a discourse on the ten noble states (ariyavāsā), both preached at Kammāsadhamma. Buddhaghosa⁷ says that the people there were full of wisdom and their food was nutritious; it was therefore a compliment to their intellectual calibre that the Buddha should have preached these suttas to them.