Geography of Early Buddhism c7.s1.33

c7.s1.33

Materials regarding the Bulis in Pāli literature are very meagre. The Dhammapada Commentary (Harvard Oriental Series 28, p. 247), however, refers to the kingdom of Allakappa. It was ten leagues in extent and its king was in intimate relationship with King Veṭhadipaka of Veṭhadipa. In Beal's Si-yu-ki, Veṭhadipa, the native land of Brāhmaṇa Droṇa, has been stated to be situated on the way from Masār in the Shāhābād district to Vaiśālī. It may, therefore, be assumed that Allakappa lay not very far from Veṭhadipa.