Ra^jagr!ha; the site of the preaching of several important sutras. Located in ancient India， the capital of the northern state of Magadha 摩揭陀. At the time of S/a^kyamuni it was a flourishing cultural and economic center. S/a^kyamuni supposedly spent a great deal of time in this area and thus delivered many sermons here， especially at Grdhraku^ta （Vulture's Peak 灵鹫山） and Venuvana-viha^ra （竹林精舍）. The state of Magadha was ruled by Bimbisa^ra （频婆沙罗） who was a patron of Buddhism. It was also the venue for the First Council 第一结集.