Magadha
Americannoun
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Pali was and still is the common tongue of the Magadha region, where Prince Siddhartha Gautama lived a life of luxury before renouncing wealth to attain enlightenment.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
After 500 years of invasion and turmoil, a strong leader again arose in the northern state of Magadha.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Chandragupta moved northwest, seizing all the land from Magadha to the Indus.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Chandragupta Maurya may have been born in the powerful kingdom of Magadha.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
And Jīvaka said to himself: "This suit is made of the best cloth, and nobody is worthy to receive it but the Blessed One, the perfect and holy Buddha, or the Magadha king, Senija Bimbisāra."
From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul
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