Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.4

c11.4

² It is an interesting question whether Macedon, the home of Alexander and many of his "successors", was known to Indians. The *Adina-punyāvadāna* (No. 52) of the *Avadāna-kalpalatā* of Kshemendra refers to a city styled Madhuka in the published Sanskrit text. The name is however given as Māshūdana in the Bengali version by Mr. S. C. Das. The second name, if authentic, may be reminiscent of Macedon.