Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c41.s2.17

v2.c41.s2.17

² The identification of Suvaṇṇabhūmi (mentioned in the two traditions) with Burma cannot be accepted. We must identify it with a country within India. The association of the name of Gavāmpati with Suvaṇṇabhūmi indicates that the place is not far from Magadha. In the *Milindapañha*, p. 359, Suvaṇṇabhūmi is mentioned after Kolapaṭṭana as a seaport.