The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The First Chapter for Recitation
Vajjians. 48 Then at that time a great many Divinities, thousands upon
thousands, were taking possession of grounds at Pāṭaligāma.
In that place where the great Divinities took possession of grounds,
there the powerful rulers and great royal ministers' minds inclined to
building up residences.
In that place where the middling Divinities took possession of grounds,
there the middling rulers and middling royal ministers' minds inclined
to building up residences.
In that place where the lower Divinities took possession of grounds,
there the lower rulers and lower royal ministers' minds inclined to
building up residences.
The Gracious One saw with his Divine-eye, which is purified, and
surpasses that of (normal) men, that those Divinities, thousands upon
thousands, were taking possession of grounds at Pāṭaligāma.
Then towards the time of dawn, having risen from his seat, the
Gracious One addressed venerable Ānanda, (saying): “Now who,
Ānanda, is building a city at Pāṭaligāma?”
48 Remember the dispute between the Magadhans and the Vajjīs mentioned
above was over control of the trade along the River Ganges. Pāṭaligāma
stood just across the waters from the Vajjī territories, and was strategically
placed on the bank of that great River. Later the capital of Magadha was to
move from Rājagaha (which was somewhat inland) to Pāṭaligāma (a.k.a.
Pāṭaliputta).
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