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Geography of Early Buddhism c7.s1.72

Geography of Early Buddhism c7.s1.72

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c7.s1.72

According to the Mahāvastu (Vol. I, pp. 352-55) the Koliyas were, however, descendants of the sage Kola. The Kuṇāla Jātaka (Jāt., V, p. 413) says that the Koliyas used to dwell in the Kola tree. Hence they came to be called the Koliyas.

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