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Excerpt from Early Buddhism
Kosala. - The exact boundaries of Kosala at that time are not known; but it must have in cluded nearly all of the present United Provinces, together with a large portion of Nepal. Its capital, Sfivatthi, lay in the mountains, in what is now N epal. Benares, formerly an independent state, was already incorporated under the rising power of this important kingdom, which must have been three hundred miles in length from north to south, and about the same in breadth from west to east - nearly twice the size of England. The supremacy of this warlike clan of mountaineers, and the peace preserved through out the wide extent of their domain, were the main political factors of the time. And the issue of the struggle, then already in progress, between Kosala and Magadha, its neighbour on the south-east, was about to decide the fate of the great continent of India through the following centuries.
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Kosala. - The exact boundaries of Kosala at that time are not known; but it must have in cluded nearly all of the present United Provinces, together with a large portion of Nepal. Its capital, Sfivatthi, lay in the mountains, in what is now N epal. Benares, formerly an independent state, was already incorporated under the rising power of this important kingdom, which must have been three hundred miles in length from north to south, and about the same in breadth from west to east - nearly twice the size of England. The supremacy of this warlike clan of mountaineers, and the peace preserved through out the wide extent of their domain, were the main political factors of the time. And the issue of the struggle, then already in progress, between Kosala and Magadha, its neighbour on the south-east, was about to decide the fate of the great continent of India through the following centuries.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
T. W. Rhys Davids
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ISBN - 9780265694435
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 100
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Author
T. W. Rhys Davids
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ISBN - 9781330001578
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 102
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