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Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu
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'Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu' (Hindi: ) (literally, Nagar Vadhu or royal city bride/courtesan of Vaishali) is a two-part Hindi novel by Acharya Chatursen Shastri, published in 1948-49. It is a biographical novel which showcases the lustful nature of society as well as other aspects of culture and history of early Buddhist era India.
It tells the story of mrapl, also known as "Ambaplika" or "Ambapali", a celebrated nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the Republic of Vaishali in ancient India around 500 BC. Following the Buddha's teachings, she became an arahant.
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