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Which Buddhist text provides an account of the 16 Mahajanpadas of the 6th century B.C.?

  1. A
    Tripitaka
  2. B
    Dipavamsa
  3. C
    Digha Nikaya
  4. D
    Anguttara Nikaya

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The Anguttara Nikaya, a Buddhist scripture and one of the five nikayas in the Sutta Pitaka, gives a historical list of sixteen great kingdoms (Solasa Mahajanapadas) that existed in northern and northwestern India during the 6th century B.C.

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Which Buddhist text provides an account of the 16 Mahajanpadas of the 6th century B.C.?
A
Tripitaka
B
Dipavamsa
C
Digha Nikaya
D
Anguttara Nikaya

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