Which religion did the Lichchhavi's follow?
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The Licchavis were a clan amongst the Vajji Mahajanapada of ancient India. Vaishali, the capital and homeland of the Licchavis, was also the capital of the Vajji mahajanapada. It was later occupied by Ajatashatru, who annexed the Vajji territory into his kingdom during the Magadha-Vajji war.[1][2][3]
Buddha's ashes Stupa built by the Licchavis, Vaishali.
Kautilya in his Arthaśāstra (ch. XI), describes the Licchavis as a republic (gaṇa sangha), whose leader uses the title of rājā (rājaśabdopajīvinah). A Buddhist text, the Mahāparinibbāna Suttanta refers them as Kshatriyas and one of the claimants of the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha. They have claimed Kshatriya status themselves.[4] According to the Dīgha Nikāya, the Licchavis were of the Vasiṣṭha gotra.[5] Buhler assumes that, in the Manusmriti (X.22), the Licchavis are placed in the category of the Vratya Kshatriyas.[6][7]
Buddhaghośa in his Paramatthajotikā, traced the origin of the Licchavis to Benaras. The date of the establishment of the Licchavi domination over the area consisting of present-day north Bihar and Terai region of Nepal is not known. By the time of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha this clan was already well settled in the area around their capital Vaiśālī. Buddhist
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The language of Licchavi inscription was Vajjika, and the particular script used is closely related to official Gupta scripts, suggesting that the kingdoms to the south were a significant cultural influence. This was likely through Mithila, a region now a small part in Nepal.
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