Tribes in Ancient India c61.s2.51

c61.s2.51

In the Tibetan works, a similar account is given of the prosperity and opulence of Vaiśālī, which is invariably described in the Dulva as a kind of earthly paradise, with its handsome buildings, its parks and gardens, singing birds and continual festivities.⁵ The Romantic Legend of Śākya Buddha,⁶ translated by Beal from Chinese sources, gives an account similar to that in the Lalita-vistara.