Avanti
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
- Assakā (5)
- Kamboja (5)
- Kuru (5)
- Magadha (5)
- Mallā (5)
- Pañcālā (5)
- Cetī (4)
- Gandhāra (4)
- Kāsi (4)
- Sūrasenā (4)
- Vajjī (4)
- Vaṅga (4)
- Visākhā (2)
Mentioned in
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Tikanipātapāḷi: 1
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 3
- Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesapāḷi: 1