ma ga dha

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ma ga dha

The ancient kingdom in what is now south Bihar. Its king, Bimbisāra, became a patron of Śakyāmuni.

This ancient kingdom is in what is now southern Bihar, within which the Buddha attained enlightenment. During most of the life of the Buddha it was ruled by King Bimbisara. During the Buddha's later years it began to expand greatly under the reign of King Ajataśatru. In the third century CE, during the reign of Aśoka, it become an empire that controlled most of India.

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