Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.273
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.273
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1. Aṅga. (See also Aṅgā.)—One of the stock list of the sixteen Powers or Great Countries (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Piṭakas.¹ It was to the east of Magadha, from which it was separated by the River Campā, and had as its capital city Campā, near the modern Bhagalpur.² Other cities mentioned are Bhaddiya³ and Assapura.⁴