- that
dominate the landscape. The name
Rajgir (Sanskrit Rājagṛha, Pali:
Rajagaha),
literally meaning "royal mountain"
comes from the
historic Rājagṛiha...
- include: Śāriputra – born to a
wealthy Brahmin in a
village located near
Rājagaha in Magadha. He is
considered the
first of the Buddha's two
chief male disciples...
-
death among the six most
prominent cities of
northern India,
along with
Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Sāketa, Kosāmbī, and Vārāṇasī.
During the Iron Age, Aṅga expanded...
- was,
according to
Buddhist tradition, the Buddha's
favorite retreat in
Rajagaha - now Rajgir,
located in Bihar, India. It is so
named because it resembles...
-
According to the
legendary biographies, when the
ascetic Gautama first went to
Rajagaha (present-day Rajgir) to beg for alms in the streets, King
Bimbisara of...
-
leagues through the Yamunā, from Kosambī to Banares). The
usual route from
Rājagaha to Kosambī was up the
river (this was the
route taken by
Ananda when he...
- Buddha: Gandhakuti,
Kosambakuti Pubbarama.
Migaramatupasada Rajakarama Rajagaha: Veluvana:
Kalandakanivapa Jivakambavana Gijjhakata Kosambi: ****kutarama...
- (Kharavela) with a
large army
having sacked Goradhagiri causes pressure on
Rajagaha (Rajagriha). On
account of the loud
report of this act of valour, the Yavana...
- Savatthi, Pataliputta, Nalanda, ****a, Vesali, Sankasia, Kapilavastu, Kosambi,
Rajagaha.
Other famous places for
Buddhist pilgrimage include: India: Sanchi, Ellora...
- time its
boundaries included Anga. Its
earliest capital was
Girivraja or
Rajagaha (modern
Rajgir in the
Nalanda district of Bihar). The
other names for the...
