mahājanapada (English spelling) mahajanapada

Japanese: mahājanapada(英語表記)mahajanapada
mahājanapada (English spelling) mahajanapada

...General term for the Indian countries during the time of Buddha, as described in Buddhist scriptures. The word "great country" is a translation of mahājanapada, where maha means "big" and janapada means "human habitation." The names of the countries vary slightly depending on the scripture, but according to the early Pāli Buddhist scriptures, they are Aṅga, Magadha, Kāsī (Kāsi), Kosala (country), Vajji, Malla, Ceti, Vaṃsa, Kuru, Panchāla, Maccha, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhāra, and Kamboja.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仏教経典に記されたブッダ時代のインド諸国の総称。大国とはマハージャナパダmahājanapadaの訳で,マハーは〈大きい〉,ジャナパダは〈人間の居住地〉を意味する。国名は経典によって若干の相違があるが,パーリ語原始仏教経典によれば,アンガAṅga,マガダ,カーシーKāsī(カーシKāsi),コーサラ(国),バッジVajji,マッラ,チェーティCeti,バンサVaṃsa,クル,パンチャーラ,マッチャMaccha,スーラセーナSūrasena,アッサカAssaka,アバンティAvanti,ガンダーラGandhāra,カンボージャKambojaである。…

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