PacchābhummaPacchābhūma

The name given to the district to the west of the Middle Country. SN.iii.5 SN.iii.6 Mention is also made of the Pacchābhūmakā brahmins, who are carriers of water pots, fire worshippers, and who claim to be able to send a man heavenward after death. AN.v.263 SN.iv.311