Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.59

c5.s5.59

Magadha was an important centre of Buddhism. Here Sāriputta and Moggallāna were converted by the Buddha to his faith.⁷ Almost all the missionaries who were sent to different places to preach Aśoka’s Dhamma, belonged to Magadha.⁸ Bimbisāra was a staunch follower of the Buddha. The Buddha while he was at Rājagṛha told the king that he would pay a visit to Vaiśālī. The king then prepared a road for the Buddha and caused the ground from Rājagṛha to the Ganges to be made smooth.⁹