婆那婆私,梵名 Vanavāsin,巴利名 Vanavāsi。南印度古國名。阿育王曾派遣勒棄多(巴 Rakkhita)前往其地弘布佛法。此國位置,約當今南印度之錫爾錫達魯克(Sirsi Taluk)一地。〔善見律毘婆沙卷二、V.A. Smith: Early History of India; S.N. Majumdar: Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India〕 p4456