King of Campā
Kūṇika
कूणिक
The king who went out to hear Mahāvīra, and whose going the canon describes at greater length than the assembly itself.
The Aupapātika spends its opening on him: the city made ready, the retinue drawn up, the king's own preparation before he presents himself.
He is the reason the text reads as history rather than architecture. There is a road, a city, a procession and a grove — and then a sermon.
Measurements and counts
| Capital | Campā |
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| Attested in | Aupapātika Sūtra |
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