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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.372

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.372

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c16.372](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.372)

According to Buddhaghosa,¹¹ Campā was so called because the whole place abounded in large Campaka-trees.

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