History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.280

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*Nicchivi*. Manu X. 22 says that this is another name for karaṇa or khaśa. Probably this is a misreading for Licchavi or Licchivi. Kauṭ. (Arthaśāstra XI. 1) speaks of the oligarchies or corporations of Licchivika, Vṛjika, Mallaka¹⁹² etc. Vaiśālī was the seat of this oligarchy in the 6th century B. C. (Rapson's ‘Ancient India’ p. 169). Vide Indian Antiquary vol. 32 p. 233 for their Tibetan affinities and I. A. vol. 9 p. 178 and vol. 14 p. 98 for inscriptions of this tribe and ‘Indian Historical Quarterly,' 1933, vol. 18 p. 439 ff. Fa Hien (in 'Records of Buddhist Kingdoms' translated by Legge, 1886, p. 71) says that the Licchavis of Vaiśālī were attached to Buddha and also speaks of Ānanda (pupil of Buddha) and the Licchavis.