…the capital of Kāsi. The Bhojājāniya Jātaka J.i.178 says that ‘all the kings around coveted the kingdom of Benares.’ In the Brahāchatta Jātaka…

…was seven leagues in extent J.v.57; J.v.484 and there was a road that ran straight from Indapatta to Baranasi J.v.59.

In times past, Indapatta was…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how his mind does not waver among the sounds of nature. Thag.49

…J.i.142, 425, 490f J.iv.180 It is said J.i.185, 508; ii.38f that Ajātasattu built a special monastery for Devadatta at Gayāsīsa.

The…

…Commentary PvA., p.133 the Damila country (Damilavisaya) is included in the Dakkhinapatha.

The Dakkhinapatha is famous in literature as the…