[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.c7.571 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.571 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.571 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.571](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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. - [Previous: v1.c7.570](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.570) - [Next: v1.c7.572](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.572) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.571](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.571) · Pramāṇa