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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3398

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3398

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c6.3398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3398)

\*\*Asitañjana.\*\*—A city in the \*\*Kamsa\*\* district in \*\*Uttarāpatha\*\* and capital of King \*\*Mahākamsa\*\* and the \*\*Andhakaveṇhūdasaputtā\*\*.¹ It was also the birthplace of the two merchants Tapassu and Bhalluka.²

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