Pacchimadesa

A province in Ceylon, probably in the west.

mentioned 35 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Anotatta (4)
• Assamukha (4)
• Usabhamukha (4)
• Aciravatī (3)
• Avīci (3)
• Gaṅgā (3)
• Kaṇhagaṅgā (3)
• Mahī (3)
• Sarabhū (3)
• Yamunā (3)
• Aṅguttarāpa (2)
• Bahalagaṅgā (2)
• Mātalī (2)
• Sineru (2)
• Vijjha (2)

Mentioned in

• Khuddakanikāya · Milindapañhapāḷi: 1
• Vinayapiṭaka · Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Vinayapiṭaka · Pācittiya-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Dīghanikāya · Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Dīghanikāya · Pāthikavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Majjhimanikāya · Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 4
• Majjhimanikāya · Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Saṃyuttanikāya · Nidānavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 4
• Saṃyuttanikāya · Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā: 3
• Khuddakanikāya · Udāna-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 7
• Khuddakanikāya · Paṭisambhidāmagga-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Abhidhammapiṭaka · Sammohavinodanī-aṭṭhakathā: 5