Kalacampa, Kālacampā: 1 definition
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Kalacampa means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA city in Anga; it was sixty leagues from Mithila, with which it was connected by a cart road (J.vi.31f). To Kalacampa came sages from the Himalaya to procure salt and sour condiments (J.vi.256). There lived Punnakas relations (J.vi.274). Varuna, the Naga king, tells Vidhura that he (Varuna) and his wife were once inhabitants of Kalacampa (J.vi.317). Kalacampa is probably another name for Campa (q.v.); in fact, the name Campa is used more than once in reference to Kalacampa (E.g., J.vi.32). According to the Anguttara Commentary (AA.i.131), Sona Kolivisa was born in Kalacampa; the Theragatha Commentary (ThagA.i.544), however, speaks of his birthplace as Campa.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Ends with: Pankalacampa.
Full-text: Usabha, Mahajanaka Jataka.
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