Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.52

c5.s5.52

During the reign of king Bimbisāra Magadha contained 80,000 villages, and the river Tapodā flowed by this ancient city.¹ Senānigāma² which was a very nice village of Magadha, Ekanālā³ inhabited by brahmins including Bhāradvāja who was later converted by the Buddha, Nālakagāma⁴ where Sāriputta delivered a discourse to a wandering ascetic named Jambukhādaka, Khānumata⁵ which was also inhabited by brahmins, and Siddhattagāma⁶ were some of the villages of Magadha.