Bhoganagara
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Bhoganagara (भोगनगर) refers to an ancient city situated in Malla, one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the Madhyadesha (Middle Country) of ancient India.
Variants
Bhoga Nagara भोगनगर (AS, p.678)
History
The Mallaraṭṭha or Mallārāṣṭra has been mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya as one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas. The kingdom was divided into two parts which had for their capitals the cities of Kusāvati or Kusīnārā and Pāvā identical probably with Kasia (on the smaller Gandak and in the east of the Gorakhpur district) and a village named Padaraona (12 miles to the north-east of Kasia) respectively. Besides Kusīnārā, the Mallas had other important cities namely, Bhoganagara, Anupiya and Uruvelakappa in the neighbourhood of which there existed a wide forest called Mahāvana. [1][2]
भोगनगर
भोगनगर (AS, p.678): हार्नल (Hoernle) के अनुसार भोगनगर में भोजक्षत्रियों की राजधानी थी और यह वैशाली और पावा के निकट स्थित था. यह बौद्धकालीन नगर था. बौद्ध-साहित्य में इसे मल्लराष्ट्र का एक नगर बताया गया है (देखें बुद्धचरित 25,36-- 'तब वैशाली से चलकर धीरे-धीरे तथागत भोगनगर की ओर बढ़े और वहां रुककर सर्वज्ञ ने अपने साथियों से कहा--.' [3]
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References
- ↑ Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhoganagara
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.678