The History of Buddhist Thought c9.s1.17

c9.s1.17

This bare list of names (which are not local, but names of tribes or peoples) has little to do with explaining the geography of pre-Buddhistic India. The additional names suggest the directions in which Buddhism spread, but historically we start with the kingdoms of the Magadhas and the Kosalas. These continued to exist for more than a century after Buddha’s death, until the usurper Chandragupta seized the Magadha kingdom, overran his neighbours, and extended his power over most of north India.