Geography of Early Buddhism c7.15
Geography of Early Buddhism c7.15
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In the Aṅguttara Nikāya Kāsī is included in the list of sixteen Mahājanapadas (AN., I, p. 213; IV, pp. 252, 256, 260). Its capital was Bārāṇasi (mod. Benares) which had other names as well, viz. Surundhana, Sudassana, Brahmavaddhana, Pupphavatī, Ramma (Jāt., IV, pp. 119-120) and Molinī (Jāt., IV, p. 15). The extent of the city is mentioned as 12 yojanas (Jāt., VI, p. 160) whereas Mithilā and Indapatta were each only seven leagues in extent.
Linked texts (5)
- Jātaka — Pāli
- Uposathasutta — Pāli
- Vitthatūposathasutta — Pāli
- Visākhāsutta — Pāli
- Bojjhasutta — Pāli