Vaṅga
country of eastern Bengal
mentioned 10 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Magadha (6)
- Assakā (4)
- Avanti (4)
- Cetī (4)
- Gandhāra (4)
- Kamboja (4)
- Kāsi (4)
- Kuru (4)
- Mallā (4)
- Pañcālā (4)
- Sūrasenā (4)
- Vajjī (4)
- Suraṭṭha (2)
- Suvaṇṇabhūmi (2)
- Takkola (2)
- Vaṅgīsa (2)
- Visākhā (2)
Mentioned in
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Tikanipātapāḷi: 1
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 3
- Khuddakanikāya · Apadānapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Jātakapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Milindapañhapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 1
Others of this name
- Vaṅga: The name of a people and their country, the modern Bengal.