Gandhāra
name of a country; modern Kandahar
mentioned 14 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Assakā (4)
- Avanti (4)
- Cetī (4)
- Kamboja (4)
- Kāsi (4)
- Kuru (4)
- Magadha (4)
- Mallā (4)
- Pañcālā (4)
- Sūrasenā (4)
- Vajjī (4)
- Vaṅga (4)
- Kaliṅga (3)
- Karaṇḍu (3)
- Naggaji (3)
- Videha (2)
- Visākhā (2)
Mentioned in
- Dīghanikāya · Mahāvaggapāḷi: 1
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Tikanipātapāḷi: 1
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 3
- Khuddakanikāya · Jātakapāḷi: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Milindapañhapāḷi: 2
- Majjhimanikāya · Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 3
Others of this name
- Gandhāra: name of a privately awakened Buddha