Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.571

v1.c7.571

According to Buddhaghosa,¹⁰ the village was called Āpaṇa because it had twenty thousand bazaars (*āpaṇā*) and was therefore distinguished for its shops (*āpaṇānaṃ ussannattā*). Near the village, on the banks of the river *Mahī*, was the woodland where the Buddha stayed during his visits.