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Kaśmīra (迦濕彌羅: also written 迦葉蜜羅. Formerly called Jibin [罽賓], which is a corrupt abbreviation. Translated here as 'Who Enters?' [阿誰入]. It is said that before this country was established, there was a great dragon lake which no one dared approach. Later, an arhat, seeing the topography was magnificent and suitable for human habitation, begged the dragon for a piece of ground to place one knee. The dragon granted it, whereupon the arhat transformed his body to grow larger until his knee filled the dragon lake. The dragon, true to his word, relinquished it and departed. The arhat then used spiritual powers to dry up its waters and established walled cities. The multitude all said: 'Were it not for the holy master, who could have entered?' Hence the country was named after these words. The country is in the territory of Northern India).