Sāketa
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Sāketa (T. gnas bcas; C. Suozhiduo cheng; J. Shagita jō; K. Sagida sŏng 娑枳多城). A town in Kosala regarded as one of the six great cities of India during the time of Gautama Buddha. The other cities are Kauśāmbī, Campā, Vārāṇasī, Śrāvastī, and Rajagriha.
The Buddha and his disciples visited the city often; it is the setting for the Sāketa Jātaka and the Sāketasutta.
The city has been identified by some with the modern Indian city of Ayodhyā.
Source:
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
