[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c6.278 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.278 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.278 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.278](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v1.c6.277](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.277) - [Next: v1.c6.279](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.279) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.278](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.278) · Pramāṇa