Vajji or Vrijji was one of the principal mahājanapadas of ancient India. Both the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya and the Jaina text Bhagavati Sutra (Saya xv Uddesa I) included Vajji in their lists of solasa (sixteen) mahājanapadas. The name of this mahājanapada was derived from one of its ruling clans, the Vṛjis. The Vajji state is indicated to have been a republic. This clan is mentioned by Pāṇini, Chanakya and Xuanzang. The territory of Vajji was located the north of the Ganges and extended up to the Terai region of Nepal. On the west, the Gandaki River was probably the boundary between it and the Malla mahājanapada and possibly also separated it from theKosala mahājanapada. On the east, its territory probably extended up to the forests along the banks of the rivers Koshi and Mahananda. The capital of this mahājanapada was Vaishali,Bihar. Other important towns and villages were Kundapura or Kundagrama (a suburb of Vaishali), Bhoganagara and Hatthigama.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:12:57 +0000
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