Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.333

c8.333

Polygamy appears to have been in vogue among the Videhan kings (Jātaka, IV, 316ff.). Videha was a centre of trade in the Buddha’s time. The great prosperity of the Videhans was due to trade with other countries, e.g., Benaras. People came from Śrāvastī to Videha to sell their wares. A disciple of the Buddha took cart-loads of articles and went to Videha for trade (Paramatthadīpanī on the Theragāthā, Sinhalese ed., III, 277-78).