Birthplace of one Tīrthaṅkara · Kampil
Kāmpilya
काम्पिल्य
Vimalanātha's city, the capital of southern Pāñcāla in the epics.
By Hemacandra's reckoning, as the atlas carries it, Vimalanātha was born here. Kampil in Farrukhabad district is ancient Kāmpilya, Draupadī's city in the Mahābhārata; the temple to Vimalanātha stands in the village.
The dot on the map is Kampil, Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh; the identification is settled by archaeology. Every site in this chapter is graded the same way, and the section says why.
माप और संख्याएँ
| Born here | Vimalanātha |
|---|---|
| Today | Kampil, Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Identification | settled by archaeology |