Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c2: Table of Contents
Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c2
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Table of Contents
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| Foreword . . . . . | xi |
| Preface . . . . . | xiii |
| Abbreviations . . . . . | xv |
| I. Introduction . . . . . | 1 |
| Previous Works and Our Treatment of the Sources . | 1 |
| The Interpretation and Definition of the Term *Gaṇa* . | 8 |
| II. Non-Monarchical Governments in Vedic India . | 15 |
| Government with a Ruler Chosen by the *Viś* . . . | 19 |
| Government of the *Sabhā* . . . . . . . . . . . | 32 |
| Government of the *Sabhā* and the *Samiti* . . . . | 42 |
| Government of the *Rājas* and the *Samiti* . . . . | 48 |
| Vedic Aristocracies and the Northeastern Republics . | 60 |
| The Question of the *Vidatha*. . . . . . . . . . | 62 |
| III. The Vajjian Confederacy . . . . . . . . . . | 81 |
| IV. The Licchavis . . . . . | 85 |
| Name and Etymology . . . . . | 85 |
| Origin . . . . . | 88 |
| Licchavis versus Vajjis . . . . . | 93 |
| Geographical Location . . . . . | 97 |
| Government and Organization . . . . . . . . . | 98 |
| Judicial Procedure . . . . . | 116 |
| Foreign Relations . . . . . | 121 |
| Political History . . . . . | 123 |
| V. The Videhas . . . . . | 136 |
| Not the Qualified Champions of Aryan Culture . . | 136 |
| Early History and Status . . . . . . . . . . . | 137 |
| Name and Etymology . . . . . | 140 |
| Geographical Location . . . . . | 144 |
| The Videhas and the Licchavis . . . . . . . . | 145 |
| Government and Organization . . . . . . . . . | 147 |
| Administration of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . | 154 |
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Another special Feature of the Republic . . . . . 154-
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Later Political History . . . . . . . . . 157-
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VI. THE NĀYAS . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Name and Etymology . . . . . . . . 159 Geographical Location . . . . . . . . 161 Government and Organization . . . . . . . 163 The Vajjis and the Nāyas . . . . . . . . 165 Political History . . . . . . . . . 166
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VII. THE MALLAS . . . . . . . . . 169
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Early History and Status . . . . . . . . 169 Name and Etymology . . . . . . . . 171 Geographical Location . . . . . . . . 171 Government and Organization . . . . . . . 175 Foreign Relations . . . . . . . . . 178 Later Political History . . . . . . . . . 181
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VIII. THE SAKYAS . . . . . . . . . . 182
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Kosala versus Kapilavatthu . . . . . . . . 182 Form of Government . . . . . . . . 186 Name and Etymology . . . . . . . . 190 Geographical Location . . . . . . . . 193 Government and Organization . . . . . . . 195 Political History . . . . . . . . . 202
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IX. THE KOLIYAS . . . . . . . . . . 207
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Name and Etymology . . . . . . . . 207 Origin and Early History . . . . . . . . 208 Geographical Location . . . . . . . . 211 Government and Organization . . . . . . . 213 The Koliyas and the Sakyas . . . . . . . 215 Political History . . . . . . . . . 216
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X. LESSER-KNOWN REPUBLICS . . . . . . . 218
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*The Moriyas of Pipphalivana* . . . . . . . 219 Name and Origin . . . . . . . . 219 Geographical Location . . . . . . . . 221
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*The Bulis of Allakappa* . . . . . 225 Name and Etymology . . . . . 225 Geographical Location . . . . . 225 Form of Government . . . . . 225 Government and Organization . . . . . 226 *The Bhaggas of Suṁsumāragiri* . . . . . 227 Name and Etymology . . . . . 227 Geographical Location . . . . . 229 Status and Government . . . . . 229 *The Kālāmas of Kesaputta* . . . . . 231 Name and Early History . . . . . 231 Geographical Location . . . . . 233 Status and Government . . . . . 234 Political History . . . . . 236
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XI. CONCLUSION . . . . . 237
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APPENDICES . . . . . 244 A. Buddhaghosa's Etymologies of Licchavi and Vajji . . . . . 244 B. Linguistic Aspect of Our Etymology of Licchavi . . . . . 245 C. Relative Occurrences of the Terms Vajji and Licchavi in the *Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra* . . . . . 246 D. Buddhaghosa on the Vajjian Procedure of Justice . . . . . 247 E. The Brāhmaṇas of Droṇagrāma . . . . . 248
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MAPS . . . . . A. Approximate Locations of the N.E. Republics . . . . . 1 B. *Koṭīgāma*—The Island in the Ganges . . . . . 131
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BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . 250