The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c13.62

c13.62

Sobhavati-nagara, the birthplace of the Buddha Kanakamuni, 419; identified with Subhay-pursa, 419. Sodræ, or Sogdi, or Massanæ, 253; the same as the Sodha Rajputs, 254. Sonagiri, one of the Five Hills of Rajagriha, 463. Son-bhândâr, cave at Rajagriha, 463. Sophir, or Sauvira, 497, 561. Sophytes, or Sophites, or Sopeithes, king of the western Panjâb, including the Salt Range of Mountains, 157, 158. Soron, or Sukara-kshetra, an old town on the Ganges, 364. Srâvasti, in Pali Sâwatthi, or Sewet, a famous city in ancient Oudh, 407; identified with the ruins now called Sahet-Mahet, 409. Srinagari, old capital of Kashmir, 95, 96. Srughna, now Sugh, on the old Jumna, near Jagâdri, 345. Sthâneswara, or Thânesar, 328. Sudrakas, or Surakousæ, 215. Sunuriswara, the capital of Langala, 311; probably only the name of a temple, 311. Surapura, in Kashmir, the modern Sopur, 95, 99. Surâshtra, a province in W. India, now Surath, or Gujarât, 317; the same as Balabhi, 324. Swât, or Subhavastu, 81; identified with Udyâna, 81; Uchangna of the Chinese, Udyâna of Sanskrit, 81.