Tribes in Ancient India c32.173

c32.173

The Kośalan kings and princes received a good education, usually being ‘finished’ at Taxila. For instance, in the *Brahāchatta Jātaka* we read that Chatta, a son of the king of Kośala, fled to Taxila when his father was taken prisoner, and there he mastered the three Vedas and eighteen *vijjās*. While at Taxila he also learnt the science of discovering hidden treasure, and on his return he acquired his deceased father’s buried wealth, engaged troops and reconquered the lost kingdom.⁹ King Pasenadi was also educated at Taxila; Mahāli, a Licchavi prince, and a Malla prince of Kuśinārā were his class-mates.¹⁰