It was the reign of Bimbisar in Magadha. Buddha was in search of enlightenment or bodhi. The sixteen Mahajanapads were spread over the Ganges valley,of which the Vajji confederacy was the strongest,with the Licchabi clan at it's head and it's capital at Baishali. One early morning when Mahanama was strolling in the mango orchard he was taking care of in Baishali,he heard the cry of a baby. He followed the sound