…Assaka is one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 It does not, however; occur…

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā,…

The books mention the sixteen Mahājanapadas or Great Nations, which existed in the time of the Buddha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 They…

…formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas and had its capital at Rājagaha or Giribbaja where Bimbisāra, and after him Ajātasattu, reigned….

…its best known kings being Mahājanaka and Nimi; but in the Buddha’s time it was a republic, part of the Vajjian federation. According to the…

…at Dhp-a.iv.3 by “lokiya-mahājana. -jāgara very watchful Dhp.29 (= mahante sativepulle jāgariye ṭhita Dhp-a.i.262);…

…With double acc. mahājanaṃ kathaṃ g˚ made people believe your words Ja.ii.416; cetake kasā g. made the servants seize their whips…

…as mahājana the people, the crowd SN.i.115; Ja.i.167, Ja.i.294; Pv-a.6; lokamahājana = loka Dhp-a.iii.175; or as…

…Literal meaning. ###

1. mahājana-kāya a collection of people, a crowd SN.iv.191; SN.v.170; Vv-a.78
   ■ bala˚ a great crowd Snp.p.105;…

…(samādhi); Dhp-a.iv.3 (˚mahājana Pv-a.131 (˚parikkhaka), Pv-a.207 (sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning)…

…(samādhi); Dhp-a.iv.3 (˚mahājana Pv-a.131 (˚parikkhaka), Pv-a.207 (sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning)…

…good DN.i.47; SN.iv.398 3. authorized, selected, agreed upon DN.iii.93 (mahājana˚) Vin.i.111; Vin.iii.150.

pp. of sammannati

1. to shout (out), to cry aloud; to utter a cry or sound (of animals) Ja.ii.350 (kikī sakuṇo viravi); Ja.v.206; Mhvs.12, Mhvs.49 (mahārāvaṃ viraviṃsu mahājanā); Pv-a.154, Pv-a.217, Pv-a.245 (vissar …