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(Q) The List of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in ?
A) Anguttar Nikaya
B) Samyukta Nikaya
C) Mahabharat
D) Chhandogya Upanishad
Explanation : Sixteen states or Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.
B) Samyukta Nikaya
C) Mahabharat
D) Chhandogya Upanishad
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A) Anguttar NikayaExplanation : Sixteen states or Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.
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