Public Administration in Ancient India c20.9

c20.9

¹ Fa Hian, Ch. XXVII., and Life of Hiuen Tsiang, p. 101. The Buddhist books speak of Vaisālī as an opulent, prosperous town, populous, crowded with people, abundant with food; there were 7,707 storeyed buildings, 7,707 pinnacled buildings, and 7,707 pleasure grounds (aramas), and 7,707 lotus ponds. Vinaya Texts (Sacred Books of the East), VIII. 1.