Tribes in Ancient India c77.166

c77.166

The Pāli Buddhist literature refers to the kingdom of the Cīnas⁵ which is situated far from the Andhakas, Muṇḍakas, Kolakas, etc. and to the China garment.⁶ According to the *Milinda-Pañho*, Cīna was as old as Ujjenī, Bharukaccha, Kośala, Magadha, Sāketa, Suraṭṭha, etc.⁷ The same text further points out that a king of China who when he wanted to charm the great ocean performed an act of truth at an interval of four months and then he entered into the great ocean on his chariot drawn by lions (*sīharathena*). In front of his chariot the mighty waves rolled back and flowed once more over the spot as soon as he left it (p. 121). The *Mahāvastu*⁸ refers to the assembly of the Cīnas who were bound by its decision.