अवन्ति
One of the four great monarchies in the time of the Buddha, the other three being Magadha, Kosala and Vaṁsa (or Vatsa).
mentioned 5 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- अस्सका (5)
- कम्बोज (5)
- कुरु (5)
- मगध (5)
- मल्ला (5)
- पञ्चाला (5)
- चेती (4)
- गन्धार (4)
- कासि (4)
- सूरसेना (4)
- वज्जी (4)
- वङ्ग (4)
- विसाखा (2)
Mentioned in
- अङ्गुत्तरनिकाय · तिकनिपातपाळि: 1
- अङ्गुत्तरनिकाय · अट्ठकनिपातपाळि: 3
- खुद्दकनिकाय · चूळनिद्देसपाळि: 1