Mahajanapada

Die 16 großen (Maha) Reiche (Pada) eines Volkes (Jana).

Anga, Assaka, Avanti, Chedi, Gandhara, Kamboja, Kashi, Kosala, Kuru, Magadha, Malla, Matsya, Panchala, Surasena, Vatsa, Viji.