[Buddha-l] Back to the core values?

[L.S. Cousins]

Chris,

>Are their any population estimates for large towns & cities in Magadh at the
>time of the Buddha?
>
>- Chris

Archaeologists make estimates, but given the limited amount of 
archaeology that has been done, they may not be very reliable yet. Of 
course, one has to know the date of the Buddha in order to know which 
archaeological estimates apply. In general, they are lower than would 
be suggested by the texts, especially in much later texts. But we are 
in the period of the growth of cities in the Gangetic plain.

Lance