Tribes in Ancient India c63.48

c63.48

With regard to the political history of Avanti, we have already referred to King Caṇḍa Pajjota or Pradyota, who was a contemporary of the Buddha, and under whom the new faith became the state religion of Avanti. The Pradyotas were kings of Avanti (Western Malwa), and their capital was Ujjayinī.⁵ There is a reference to King Caṇḍa Pajjota in the Chinese Buddhist legends collected by Beal.⁶ In Buddha's time, the king of Madhurā (Mathurā) was styled Avantiputta, showing that on his mother's side he was connected with the royal family of Ujjain.⁷