Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3512

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The Buddha spent the greater part of his time in Kosala, either in Sāvatthi or in touring in the various parts of the country, and many of the Vinaya rules were formulated in Kosala.²¹ It is said²² that alms were plentiful in Kosala, though, evidently,²³ famines, due to drought, were not unknown. Yet, though woodland tracts were numerous²⁴ where monks could meditate in solitude, the number of monks actually found in Kosala was not large.²⁵ Bāvarī himself was a native of Kosala,²⁶ yet he preferred to have his hermitage in Dakkhiṇāpatha.