Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.47
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.47
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v2.c35.47
Vaṅkahāra, Vaṅgahāra.—A district in India, the birthplace of the Therī Cāpā.¹ It was probably to the south of Magadha.² Upaka lived there for some time, first as an Ājīvaka and later as Cāpā’s husband. The place is said to have been infested with fierce flies.³