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