Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c14.s5.1

v1.c14.s5.1

In ancient India of Buddha's time, the Licchavis were one of the powerful tribes, living at the foot of the Himalayas. They formed a part of the Vajjian confederacy and had a republican form of government. They used to meet together very often in the *santhāgāra*, to discuss and transact their business, political, social and even religious. They had their seat of government at Vesālī, which has been made in the *Nikāyas* the scene of a few important discourses.