Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history)
by Prakash Narayan | 2011 | 63,517 words
This study deals with the history of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Northern India) taking into account the history and philosophy of Buddhism. Since the sixth century B.C. many developments took place in these regions, in terms of society, economic life, religion and arts and crafts....
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Gahapatis and Gahapatis
Gahapatis exchange greetings (S.S.) on meeting one another, and the mutual term of address is gahapati. Thus Anathapindika addresses the setthi gahapati of Rajagaha as gahapati, in reply he is addressed as gahapati. An exchange of greetings also takes place (S.S.).[1]