Historical Geography of Ancient India c10.49

Language: English

c10.49

Avantī was a great centre of Buddhism. Several of the most earnest and zealous adherents of the *Dhamma* were either born or resided here, e.g., Abhayakumāra,¹³ Isidāsī,¹⁴ Isidatta,¹⁵ Dhammapāla,¹⁶ Soṇakuṭikaṇṇa,¹⁷ and especially Mahākaccāyana.¹⁸

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