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Pacchābhumma (Pacchābhūma)
The name given to the district to the west (of the
Majjhimadesa) (S.iii.5, 6; SA.ii.186).
Mention is also made of the Pacchābhūmaka brahmins, who are carriers of water
pots, fire worshippers, and who claim to be able to send a man heavenward after
death. E.g., A.v.263; see also S. iv.311.

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