[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922) › v1.c19.s9.268 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s9.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.268) 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. - [Previous: v1.c19.s9.267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.267) - [Next: v1.c19.s9.269](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.269) - [Up: v1.c19.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.268) · Pramāṇa