Allakappa was, inBuddhist tradition, one of the eight republics to whom were given the relics of theBuddha upon his death, orParinirvana.[1]
Initially, the relics had been kept exclusively by theMallakas ofKusinagara, where the Buddha died, but following theWar of the relics, the relics were spread between nine cities or Republics by Drona the Brahmin. The eight other Republics or cities wereRajagriha,Vaishali,Kapilavastu,Ramagrama,Pava,Kushinagar,Vethadipa andPippalivan.[1]
The people of Allakappa were called the Bulayas or Bulis.[1][2] They were located somewhere inBihar, in the historical area of the Buddha, but they are mentioned only in theDigha Nikaya.[2]
Once received by the Bulis, the relics were stored inside astupa.
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