Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c11.s6.5

c11.s6.5

Similarly, the court of King Aśvapati Kaikeya was another such centre in the far north. The circle of scholars that gathered round that learned king included the famous Uddālaka, Prāchīnaśāla, Sātyayajña, Indradyumna, Jana, and Buḍila. If the kingdom of Kekaya is to be placed between the Vitastā and Sindhu, the court of Aśvapati must be deemed to have been far-famed as a seat of learning to attract thither scholars from the distant Kuru-Pañchāla country.