MAHANAGARAS of North India.They are Taxila, Saketa, Rajagriha, Champa, kasi and Kausambi. Buddhist Texts:The most important sources of Buddhism are the Tripitakas / Tipitaka written in the Pali language.They are Sutta Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.Dhammapada: A part of the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka.It contains a collection of the sayings of the Buddha in verse form.MILINDA Panha:The literal meaning in Pali – Questions of Milinda.It was written around 100 BC.It contains a dialogue between the Indo-Greek King Menander I or Milinda of BACTRIA and sage Nagasena where Milinda asks questions on Buddhism to the sage.Buddhacharita:It is an epic POEM COMPOSED in Sanskrit by Ashvaghosha in the early 2nd century AD.It is about the life of the Buddha.