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A stupa built at the place where Cunda's house used to be, at the site of ancient Pava.

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Pava was a city in in ancient India, at the time of Gautama Buddha. It was a city of the Mallas which the Buddha visited during his last journey, going there from Bhogagama and staying at Cunda's mango grove. Pava is located about 15 kilometres east of Kusinara, in Uttar Pradesh state of India.

Cunda lived in PÃ¡vÃ¡ and invited the Buddha to a meal, which proved to be his last. It was on this occasion that the Cunda Sutta was preached^[1]. From PÃ¡vÃ¡ the Buddha journeyed on to Kusinara, crossing the Kakkuttha on the way^[2]

According to the SangÃti Sutta, at the time the Buddha was staying at PÃ¡vÃ¡, the Mallas had just completed their new Mote hall, Ubbhataka, and, at their invitation, the Buddha consecrated it by first occupying it and then preaching in it. After the Buddha had finished speaking, Sariputta recited the SahgÃti Sutta to the assembled monks.

PÃ¡vÃ¡ was also a centre of the Niganthas and, at the time mentioned above, Nigantha Nathaputta had just died at PÃ¡vÃ¡ and his followers were divided by bitter wrangles^[3]. Cunda Samanuddesa was spending his rainy season at PÃ¡vÃ¡, and he reported to the Buddha, who was at Samagama, news of the Niganthas' quarrels ^[4].

The distance from PÃ¡vÃ¡ to KusinÃ¡ra was three gavutas. It is said^[5] that on the way between these two places, the Buddha had to stop at twenty five resting places, so faint and weary was he.

Mention is made in the Udana^[6] of the Buddha having stayed at the AjakapÃ¡laka cetiya in PÃ¡vÃ¡. This may have been during a previous visit.

After the Buddha's death, the Mallas of PÃ¡vÃ¡ claimed a share in his relics. The Brahmin Dona satisfied their claim, and a Stupa was erected in PÃ¡vÃ¡ over their share of the relics^[7].

The inhabitants of PÃ¡vÃ¡ are called PÃ¡veyyakÃ¡.

PÃ¡vÃ¡ was the birthplace of Khandasumana.

References

1. ^ SNA.i. 159
2. ^ D.ii.126 ff.; Ud.viii.5; the road from PÃ¡vÃ¡ to Kusinara is mentioned several times in the books Vin.ii.284; D.ii.162.
3. ^ D.iii.210
4. ^ Ibid., 117f.; M.ii.243f
5. ^ UdA.403
6. ^ i.7
7. ^ D.ii.167; Bu.xxviii.3

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Entry on Pava in the Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names
Suttas spoken by Gautama Buddha concerning Pava: (em>more)

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