Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.46

c8.46

There were 80,000 villages in Anga, which is an exaggerated traditional figure.⁴ Anga was the country of the well-known author (Aurava) of the Rig Veda.⁵ There was a distinct local alphabet of Anga according to the Lalitavistara.⁶ A Brāhmaṇa youth named Kapila referred to the riches owned by the king of Anga.⁷