[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.c16.358 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.358 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.358 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.358) \*\*1. Campā.\*\*—A city in India on the river of the same name; it was the capital of Aṅga and was celebrated for its beautiful lake, the Gaggarā-pokkharaṇī (\*q.v.\*), which was excavated by Queen Gaggarā. On its banks was a grove of \*campaka\*-trees, well known for the fragrance of their marvellous white flowers, and there, in the Buddha's time, wandering teachers were wont to lodge. The Buddha himself stayed there on several occasions.¹ Sāriputta² and Vaṅgīsa³ are also said to have stayed there. The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta⁴ mentions Campā as one of the six important cities of India, its foundation being ascribed to Mahāgovinda.⁵ It lay at a distance of sixty yojanas from Mithilā.⁶ In the Buddha's time the people of Campā owed allegiance to Bimbisāra, as king of Magadha, and Bimbisāra had given a royal fief in Campā to the brahmin Soṇadaṇḍa.⁷ Campā was evidently an important centre of trade, and we are told that merchants travelled from there to Suvaṇṇabhūmi for purposes of trade.⁸ Most probably it was the Indian colonists from Campā who named one of their most important settlements in Indo-China after this famous old town. The ancient name of Campā was probably Mālinī or Mālina.⁹ - [Previous: v1.c16.357](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.357) - [Next: v1.c16.359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.359) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.358) · Pramāṇa