270 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
caught’ he is brought before the Mahamatto who can acquit 
him if he thinks him not guilty, but if he oe him guilty he 
cannot inflict punishment upon him but c send him to 
Vohdriko who if he thinks that punishment is 5 necessary sends 
him to Antokdriko who in his turn sends him to Sendpati; and 
if he is convinced of his guilt sends him to Upardja who again 
sends him to Raja if he thinks him guilty. Raja as the highest 
Court of Appeal could inflict ging ne upon him according 
to the Pavenipotthaka, i.e. Boo Precedents. ! 
The Licchavis had a nepubliess form of government. 
Raja was the highest Court of Appeal who ase eould inflict 
punishment. He was elected by the people or rather by the 
ruling clans of the Licchavis. The administration of the 
members. In the Licchavisanthagara, discussions were held 
on the Tiratana. It is mentioned in the Samantapdsddika* 
that the Licchavi assembly was like the assembly of gods 
lovee rapagi ek ‘In the assembly of the Tavatimsa gods, 
ngs were the receivers of spoken words with regard to 
ie matter for which the 33 gods met in the assembly and fous 
great kings were the receivers of the admonition given” 
From this Dr. Rhys Davids infers that the four great ee 
were regarded as sie Seria (in their memory) of what had 
een said. e s of the meetings were kept by them. 
If so, there must ee beck such Recorders in the Mote hails 
of the clans. 
Their relations with some ancient chiefs and tribes may 
be briefly noted: They were on friendly terms with king 
Pasenadi of Kosala as is evident from the account given in 
the Angulimdla Suita of the Majjhima N.* Pasenadi went to 
the Buddha and confessed that Bimbisara of Magadha and 
the Licchavis were his friends. 
The Mallas and the Licchavis were not on friendly terms. 
1 Poranam Vajjidhamman’ti—ettha pubbe kira Vajjirajano ayam 
coro’ ti anetva dassite, gan nhatha tarh coranti avatva viniechayamahdm 
hoti, attana kifici avatvé Vohdrikdnam denti; tepi vinicchinitva acoro ce 
penned ee hes etree (different reading. Antokdérika-Burmese 
manusc ript ) nama honti t rh denti; te pi vinicchinitva acoroice vissa- 
Senapati Uparajassa, Uparaja Rano raja vinice chinitv& acoro ce vis- 
sajjeti, sace panacoro hoti ‘ Laat a akam’”’ vacapeti, tattha ‘* yena 
idam nama katarh, tassa ayam nama dando’ti likhitarh’’ raj& tassa 
kiriyam tena arose Ledeswiasenieieun dandam karoti—iti evam 
porénam — 
Sum figalavildein’ ‘edited cin Dhammakitti Siri Devamitta areata, 
Voli, p. 356. (Si oe Hewavitarne Bequest ce Colombo, 1918.) 
2 Somantapdsddit a eccees edition}, 2 p. 33 
3 The Dialogues of the Buddha, p. 263. 
* Majjhima, Nikdya, Vol. II, pp. 100-101. 
