[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.s9.284 # The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.284 The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.284 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s9.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.284) There were no bridges over the rivers of India. The \*setu\* or causeway of Buddhist metaphor¹⁵ is a raised dyke built over shoal water¹⁶. Only fording-places and ferries for crossing rivers are mentioned in Buddhist literature¹⁷, and cart-ferries in Manu¹⁸. - [Previous: v1.c19.s9.283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.283) - [Next: v1.c19.s9.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.285) - [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.s9.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s9.284) · Pramāṇa