History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c7.s8.2
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c7.s8.2
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| 5. Chinabhukti (Patti) going eastward | ... | ... |
| 6. Jālandhara (Jullunder), north-east | ... | King not mentioned. A former king was in sole control of matters relating to Buddhism. | Former king Mihirakula. Orthodoxy and heterodoxy had their adherents. There were no monasteries. There were 9 Deva temples. |
| 7. Kuluta (Kulu) among mountains going north-east. | ... | King not named | 50 Monasteries and 3 Deva temples with professed non-Buddhists of the Pāśupata sect. |
| 8. Śatadru going south the Sutlej on west | ... | ... | 20 Monasteries and 15 Deva temples. |
| 9. Pāriyātra (Bairat) going south-west | ... | King of the Vaiśya caste 8 Monasteries in ruin; 10 Deva temples with name not mentioned. 1000 non-Buddhists. | People devout Buddhists. |
| 10. Mathura eastward | ... | King not mentioned | People were moral and very intellectual; 20 monasteries with 2000 Brethren and 5 Deva temples. |
| 11. Sthāneśvara (Thanesar) going north-east | ... | ... | Non-Buddhists were very numerous. 3 monasteries and about 100 Deva temples. There is here an indirect mention of the Bhagavadgīta. There were 100 Deva temples and the non-Buddhists were numerous. |
| 12. Srughna north-east, the Jumha flowing through the middle. Snowy mountains on the north, the Ganges on the east. | ... | Of Śūdra caste, did not believe in Buddhism and worshipped the Devas. | The people were equally divided between Buddhism and other religions. |
| 13. Matipura (Western Rohilkhand) crossing to the eastern bank of the Ganges. | ... | Not mentioned | 5 monasteries with very few brethren, 10 Deva temples. |
| 14. Brahmapura (Garhwal and Kumaon) going north. | ... | ... | ... |
| 15. Govishāṇa (Kashipur, Rampur) South-east of Matipura. | ... | ... | People honest and sincere and applied themselves to learning. Most of them non-Buddhists; sought the joys of this life. |
| 16. Ahichhatra (Eastern Rohilkhand & Pilibhit) going south east. | ... | ... | 10 Monasteries; 9 Deva temples; 300 worshippers of the Pāśupata sect. |
| 17. Pilośana (after crossing the Ganges south) capital near Atranji. | ... | ... | The people were mainly non-Buddhists. |
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- Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit