Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2288
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2288
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Mahāsudassana Sutta.—Preached between the twin Sāla-trees in Upavattana, the grove of the Mallas. Ānanda asks the Buddha not to die in the "little wattle-and-daub" town of Kusinārā, but in some important city, such as Campā, Rājagaha or Sāvatthi. The Buddha tells him that Kusinārā was once Kusāvatī, the royal city of King Mahāsudassana, and was surrounded by seven ramparts, a city containing all the characteristics of a great capital.