Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.94

v2.c31.94

During the early Buddhist period Magadha was an important political and commercial centre, and was visited by people from all parts of Northern India in search of commerce and of learning. The kings of Magadha maintained friendly relations with their neighbours, Bimbisāra and Pasenadi marrying each other's sisters. Mention is made of an alliance between Pukkusāti,¹¹ king of Gandhāra and Bimbisāra. When Caṇḍappajjota of Ujjeni was suffering from jaundice, Bimbisāra sent him his own personal physician, Jīvaka.¹²