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Kośala

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Kośala (Pāli., Kosala). One of the major Indian states at the time of the Buddha Śākyamuni which was situated to the north-west of its great rival, Magadha. The capital was located at Śrāvastī, an important junction of three major trade routes in northern India from which it derived its wealth. The Buddha spent much of his time in this region and was on especially good terms with its king, Prasenajit, who was an early patron of Buddhism. Within a few decades, Kośala was conquered by Ajātaśatru and absorbed into the growing Magadhan Empire.

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Kosala

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Kosala , ancient Indian kingdom, corresponding roughly in area with the region of Oudh . Its capital was Ayodhya . It was a powerful state in the 6th cent. BC but was weakened by a series of wars with the neighboring kingdom of Magadha and finally (4th cent. BC) absorbed by it. Kosala was the setting of much Sanskrit epic literature including the Ramayana . Buddha and Mahavira, founder of Jainism , taught in the kingdom.

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