The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.268
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.268
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As to the inland routes, the Jātakas tell of Anāthapiṇḍika’s caravans travelling S.E. from Sāvatthi to Rājagaha and back (about 300 miles)¹, and also to the 'borders,' probably towards Gandhāra². The route in the former journey was apparently planned to secure easy fording of the rivers by following 'the foot of the mountains to a point north of Vesālī, and only then turning south to the Ganges'³.