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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.303

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.303

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c30.303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.303)

1. Bharukaccha.—A seaport in the country of Bharu.¹ Mention is made of merchants going by sea from there to Suvaṇṇabhūmi.² Bharukaccha was the residence of Vaḍḍhamātā Therī³ and Malitavambha Thera.⁴ In the Mahāniddesa,⁵ Bharukaccha is mentioned in a list of places to which men went for trade. Vijaya lived there for three months before sailing for Ceylon.⁶ Bharukaccha is the modern Broach in Kathiawar. The people of Bharukaccha are called Bharukacchakā.⁷ 2. \*\*Bharukaccha.\*\*—A park in Ceylon laid out by Parakkamabāhu I.¹

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