Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c9.s5.101

c9.s5.101

The *Mahāparinibbāna Sutta* states that the Buddha miraculously crossed the Ganges with his retinue from Pāṭaligāma¹ and then went on to Koṭigāma.² "*Koṭi*", according to the commentator, signified "end." "At this end, or frontier, *rājā* Mahāpasāda's palace was situated in that village".³ This suggests that Koṭigāma was the frontier post of the Magadhan kingdom.⁴ From Koṭigāma or the frontier town, the Buddha and his company of followers went to "Nādikā, and there, at Nādikā, the Exalted One stayed in their Brick Hall".⁵ According to Buddhaghosa "there were two villages of the same name, one belonging to the Cullapitu and the other to Mahāpitu sons, situated on the shore of the same piece of water".⁶ On the same page of the text, the "*Nādikās*" occur twice in the plural, indicating a clan of that name, and the commentator also supports this interpretation.⁷