Udayin (English spelling)

Japanese: Udāyin(英語表記)Udayin
Udayin (English spelling)

…It is located near Patna, the capital of Bihar, on the south bank of the Ganges. During the Buddha era (6th-5th century BCE), King Ajatashatru of Magadha built a fort here, and his successor Udayin moved the capital from Rajagriha. Since then, it flourished as a fortified city in eastern India and as a political and cultural center during the Nanda, Maurya, and Gupta periods.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Udāyin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在のビハール州の州都パトナーの付近で,ガンガー(ガンジス)川南岸に位置する。釈迦時代(前6~前5世紀)にマガダ国のアジャータシャトル(阿闍世)王がここに城塞を築き,さらに彼の後を継いだウダーインUdāyin(ウダーヤUdāya)がラージャグリハ(王舎城)から遷都した。それ以後,ナンダ朝,マウリヤ朝,グプタ朝にいたるまで東インドの城塞都市として,また政治・文化の中心地として栄えた。…

※「Udāyin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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