Ālavī (Pāli: ) or Āṭavī (Sanskrit: ) was an ancient kingdom of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The inhabitants of Ālavī were of non-Indo-Aryan origin.
Location Ālavī was a small state located near the Gaṅgā river. Alexander Cunningham and Vincent Arthur Smith identified Ālavī with the Ġāzīpur region.
The name of the state was derived from that of its capital, named Ālabhiyā, or Ālavī (in Pāli) or Āṭavī (in Sanskrit), which lied on the road between Kosala's capital of Sāvatthī and Magadha's capital of Rājagaha, and was located thirty from Sāvatthī and twelve from Varanasi.
History The 24th Jain Tīrthaṅkara, Mahāvīra, visited Ālavī city, where he converted the Pudgala to in the Śaṅkhavana . During Mahāvīra's time, Ālavī was inhabited by Ṛṣibhadraputra and the s.
The Buddha often visited Ālavī the Aggalāva which was located in its capital city.
The king of Ālabhiyā in the Buddha's time held the title of , meaning "conqueror of enemies."
See also Hatthaka of Alavi, disciple of The Buddha
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