Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.278
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.278
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v1.c6.278
The country is generally referred to by the name of its people, the Aṅgā, though occasionally⁵ the name Aṅgaraṭṭha is used. In the Buddha’s time it was subject to Magadha,⁶ whose king Bimbisāra was, we are told, held in esteem also by the people of Aṅga,⁷ and the people of the two countries evidently used to pay frequent visits to each other.⁸