Suppāraka untranslated

Suppāraka 01. Suppāra. A seaport in India. It was in the Sunāparanta country and was the birthplace of Puṇṇa. There was regular trade between Bhārukaccha, Suppāraka and Suvaṇṇabhūmi (see, e.g., Ap.ii.476 (vs.13f.); AN­a.i.156). From Suppāra to Sāvatthī was one hundred and twenty leagues (Dhp­a.ii.214; Ud­a.85), Sāvatthī being to the north-east of Suppāra. Ud­a.84 (pubbuttaradisābhāgāyaṁ). Vijaya and his followers landed there on their way to Ceylon, but had to leave because the people were incensed by their behaviour (Mhv.vi.46; Dpv.ix.15f). Ubbarī was once born in Suppāraka as a horse dealer’s daughter (Dhp­a.iv.50). It was also the residence of Bāhiya Dārucīriya.

Suppāraka (Skt. Sūrpāraka) is identified with the modern Sopāra in the Thāna district, to the north of Bombay. Imperial Gazetteer of India sv., but see Sunāparanta.

Suppāraka 02. The Bodhisatta born as a master mariner (niyyāmakajeṭṭha) of Bhārukaccha. See the Suppārakajātaka (Ja 463).