Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c9.s2.t3.8

c9.s2.t3.8

If the Mahāvaṃsa is to be believed the Pāṇḍya kingdom and its capital, were in existence even in the time of Vijayasimha, the traditional conquerer of Ceylon, who is represented as a contemporary of Buddha. In this region we should perhaps place the land of the Coniaci, whose name may represent Kumārikā of Indian writers. The identification with Dhanushkoṭi is less plausible.