Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c7.65

c7.65

BOUNDARIES. Unfortunately, the Jātakas are perfectly silent about the respective boundaries of these divisions. Only incidentally we come across the names of some of the countries or cities which are there said to have been included in particular divisions. Thus Videha was a kingdom in Majjhimadesa;⁶ Takkasilā is said to be outside Majjhimadesa;⁷ the country of Arañjara, again, was situated in the Central region;⁸ Avantī was included in Dakkhiṇāpatha;⁹ the district of Kaṃsa was a part of the Uttarāpatha. ¹⁰