History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c7.s8.6

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v1.c7.s8.6

| 40. Samatata. Capital Jessore | Not mentioned | ... 30 Buddhistic Monasteries and 100 Deva temples. Digambar Nigranthas were very numerous. |
| 41. Tāmralipti (Midnapur) West; Capital on an inlet of the sea, land and water communication by a bay. | Not mentioned | ... 10 Buddhistic monasteries, 50 Deva temples. |
| 42. Karṇasuvarṇa (Murshidabad) North-west | Sāsānka (see Gupta inscriptions p. 283.) | ... People fond of learning. 10 monasteries 50 temples. Numerous followers of various religions |
| 43. Udra or Odra (Orissa) going S.W. On the east the occean, in the S. E. a sea-port for going to Ceylon. | Not mentioned | ... People reverence the law. In speech and manners different from Mid. India, Fruit larger than elsewhere. 100 Monasteries, 50 temples Myriads of Buddhists. |
| 44. Konguto going south-west, over hills and the sea. | Not mentioned | ... People tall, black and valorous. Written language the same, ways of speaking different. They were not Buddhists; 100 temples. Of Tirthikas there were 10,000. |
| 45. Kalinga. South-west | Not mentioned | ... People headstrong but fair and clear of speech; they differed somewhat from Mid-India in talk and manners. Few Buddhists. Majority of other religions. 100 Deva temples, majority being Nigranthas. |
| 46. Kosala, land of Nāgārjuna, North-west; country surrounded by mountains. | Kshatriya Buddhist | ... People tall and black; of both religions; about 100 monateries. |
| 47. Andhra. South from Kosala | Not mentioned | ... People violent. Their speech differs from Mid-India; 100 monasteries. Followers of different religions. |
| 48. Dhanakata (Amaravati on the Krishna) South. | " | ... People black; monasteries deserted, 100 temples, followers of various sects numerous. |
| 49. Chola. South-west | " | ... People of a fierce and profligate character. They were the followers of the Tirthikas. The monasteries were in ruins. Several tens of Deva temples and the Digambaras were numerous. |