Tribes in Ancient India c60.54

c60.54

The epic tradition of the close association of the Bhargas with the Vatsas is corroborated by the Buddhist tradition as recorded in the *Jātakas*. The *Dhonasākha Jātaka* (No. 353) states that Prince Bodhi, son of Udayana, king of the Vatsas, had his dwelling-place on the Sumsumāra Hill, where he built a palace called Kokanada. It seems that in Udayana’s time (i.e. the sixth century B.C.), the Bhagga State was under the suzerainty of the Vatsa king.