History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c7.s8.4

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| 26. Kapilavastu (deserted kingdom) going south-east. | No king, each city had its own king. | ... | There were two Deva temples and remains of 1000 monasteries. (These three were probably no kingdoms, but places connected with Buddha's life. Kapilavastu was his birth-place and Kuśinagara his death place.) |
| 27. Rāmagrāma (the country devastated) going east through a forest and inhabitants few. | No king | ... | Majority believed in other systems; only a few believed in Buddhism. The people were gentle and courteous, majority being devotees of Śiva. There was a metal image of the Deva (Śiva) nearly 100 feet high which was life-like in its awe-inspiring majesty. |
| 28. Kuśinagara (all in ruin, few inhabitants) north-east. | " " | ... | 10 monasteries 20 Deva temples. On the south of the Ganges was a Mahāśālā where all the inhabitants were Brahmins and there were no Buddhists. On the north of the Ganges was a Nārāyaṇa temple with a most beautiful image. |
| 29. Benares (Ganges on the West) South-west of Kuśinagara. | Not mentioned | ... | The people both orthodox and heterodox. The Digambaras flourished. |
| 30. Chanchu (Yaudheya) going eastward along the Ganges, capital Ghazipur. | King not mentioned | ... | Very few Buddhists, non-Buddhist were numerous. |
| 31. Vaiśāli, crossing the Ganges going north-east. | Not mentioned | ... | |
| 32. Vṛijji, going north-east | " | | |
| 33. Nepal (in the snowy mountains, direction not mentioned). | Kings were Kṣatriya Licchavis. They were eminent scholars and believed in Buddha. Anśuvarman a recent king had written a treatise on Etymology. | | The people were rude and deceitful and ugly in appearance but skilled mechanics. They believed both the false and the true religions. Monasteries and Deva temples touching each other. |