Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c15.s2.t2.22

c15.s2.t2.22

We have no evidence regarding their internal administration and relations with other tribes. Nor can anything be said about the true nature of their relations with the Veṭhadīpaka -Droṇagrāmakas. Like the Koliyas and the Sakyas they might have been normally on good terms, with occasional disputes and feuds. Probably both the Bulis and the Veṭhadīpaka-Droṇagrāmakas were followers of the Buddha, and hence they obtained a mention in the Buddhist sources.