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Malla was one of the republics of ancient India that constituted the mahajanapadas. The republic is notable for being the chosen death place of Mahavira and Gautam Buddha. ==Main== Malla was one of the ''solasa'' (16) mahajanapadas of ancient India mentioned in the ''Anguttara Nikaya''. It was named after the ruling clan of the same name. The ''Mahabharata'' (VI.9.34) mentions the territory as the ''Mallarashtra'' (Malla state). The Malla mahajanapada was situated north of Magadha. It was a small mahajanapada. The mahajanapada was divided into two main parts and the river Kakuttha (present day Kuku) was probably the dividing line. The capital of these two parts were Kusavati (modern Kasia near Gorakhpur) and Pava, modern Fazilnagar, 12 miles from Kasia.〔Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972) ''Political History of Ancient India'', University of Calcutta, Calcutta, pp. 85, 113〕 Kusinara and Pava are very important in the history of Buddhism since Buddha took his ''last meal'' and was taken ill at Pava and went to his Mahaparinirvaṇa at Kusinara. The Mallas were a powerful clan of eastern India〔Law, B.C. (1973). ''Tribes in Ancient India'', Poona: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, pp.257-62〕 at the time of Gautama Buddha and they are frequently mentioned in Buddhist and Jaina works. The ''Mahabharata'' (II.30.3) mentions that the second Pandava Bhima is said to have conquered the chief of the Mallas in course of his expedition to eastern India. The ''Mahabharata'' (VI.9.46) mentions Mallas along with the Angas, Vangas, and Kalingas as eastern tribes.〔 The Mallas were republican people with their dominion consisting of nine territories (Kalpa Sutra; Nirayavali Sutra), one of each of the nine confederated clans. The Mallas, are mentioned by ''Manusmriti'' as Brahmins (Bhumihar).〔''Buddhism, Diplomacy, and Trade: The Realignment of Sino-Indian Relations, 600-1400'' By Tansen Sen〕 They are called Vasishthas (Vasetthas) in the Mahapparnibbana Suttanta. The Mallas were a brave and warlike people. Jainism and Buddhism found many followers among the Mallas. The Mallas originally had a monarchical form of government but later they switched to Gana (republic or non-monarchial) of which the members called themselves ''rajas''. The Gana were taking decisions from their Santhagara. The Mallas appeared to have formed alliance with Lichchhavis for self-defense. They however, lost their independence not long after Buddha’s death and their dominions were annexed to the Magadhan empire. The two main towns of the Malla mahajanapada were Pava, where the Jain founder Mahavira died and Kusinara, where Buddha went to his Mahaparinirvaṇa. The ''Cullavagga'' of the Vinaya Pitaka mentions another town named Anupiya. A fourth town called Uruvelakappa is mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya.〔 The fifth town was named as "Bhoganagara"(). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malla (India)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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