Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c15.s2.t2.7

c15.s2.t2.7

In the account of the sharing of the relics of the Buddha, the striking similarity in the manner of the claim advanced by the Bulis to that of other republican peoples makes it highly probable that the Bulis had a republican organization. The text reads that "the Bulis of Allakappa heard the news that the Exalted One had passed away at Kusinārā. And the Bulis of Allakappa [not the king of the Bulis] sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying, 'The Exalted One was a Khattiya and so are we. We are worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Exalted One. Over the remains of the Exalted One will we put up a sacred cairn, and in their honour will we celebrate a feast'."⁴