Vrijji

Indian tribal confederacy
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Also known as: Vajji
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Pali:
Vajji
Date:
600 BCE - 400

Vrijji, confederacy of the Licchavis and neighboring peoples in Bihar, India, that existed from the 6th century bce to the 4th century ce. Its capital was at Vaishali (in modern Besarh). It was governed as an aristocratic republic. Gautama Buddha is said to have modeled the organizational structure of the Buddhist monastic order, sangha, on the government of the Vrijji.

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