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'''Magadha''' (Skt.; Tib. མ་ག་དྷ་, [[Wyl.]] ''ma ga d+ha'') was the largest of the sixteen states that flourished in northern India between the sixth and third centuries BCE. Its capital was [[Rajagriha]] and, during the lifetime of the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] was ruled by King [[Bimbisara]] and his son [[Ajatashatru]], both of whom became patrons of Buddhism. The Ganges River was the border between Magadha and the powerful republican state of [[Licchavi]]. | '''Magadha''' (Skt.; Tib. [[མ་ག་དྷ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''ma ga d+ha'') was the largest of the sixteen states that flourished in northern India between the sixth and third centuries BCE. Its capital was [[Rajagriha]] and, during the lifetime of the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] was ruled by King [[Bimbisara]] and his son [[Ajatashatru]], both of whom became patrons of Buddhism. The Ganges River was the border between Magadha and the powerful republican state of [[Licchavi]]. It was located in the current Indian state of Bihar. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 15 October 2021
Magadha (Skt.; Tib. མ་ག་དྷ་, Wyl. ma ga d+ha) was the largest of the sixteen states that flourished in northern India between the sixth and third centuries BCE. Its capital was Rajagriha and, during the lifetime of the Buddha was ruled by King Bimbisara and his son Ajatashatru, both of whom became patrons of Buddhism. The Ganges River was the border between Magadha and the powerful republican state of Licchavi. It was located in the current Indian state of Bihar.