Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c14.56

c14.56

A Buddhist book describes the Lechchhavi gaṇa in session appointing a *Mahattaka* or a distinguished member to be the envoy, charging him to deliver a message on behalf of the Lechchhavis of Vaiśālī, i. e., the gaṇa transacted business on behalf of the whole people.²