The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.140
The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s1.140
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Besâd—1 Bisâd 2 Bisâla-chhatra of the Purânas 3 Baisâli of the Buddhist period. 4 Kundagâma 5 Bânyagâma 6 Kundapura 7 Bânyagrâma 8 Kshatriya kunda of the Jainas, in the district of Muzaffarpur (Tirhut) in the province of Bengal, eighteen miles north of Hajipur on the left bank of the Gandak. Baisâli was the name of the country as well as the capital of the Vrijjis (Vajjis) or Lichchhavis, who flourished at the time of Buddha who resided here for some time.