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Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.255

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.255

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1. Vaṃga (Baṅga) An Āriya country¹ as well as one of the sixteen Janapadas in the time of Mahāvīra.² Its capital was Tāmalitti.³ Vaṃga is identified with South-East Bengal⁴ including the district round modern Tamluk in South-West Bengal.⁵