[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871) › c5.s2.t4.3 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s2.t4.3 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s2.t4.3 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4.3) The name of Mânikyâla is not mentioned by any of the Chinese pilgrims, although every one of them has described the situation of the place. Fa-Hian merely states that at two days' journey to the east of Taxila is the spot where Buddha "gave his body to feed a starving tiger."\[‡\] But Sung-yun fixes the scene of this exploit at eight days' journey to the south-east of the capital of Gândhâra,\* which is a very exact description of the bearing and distance of Mânikyâla, either from Peshâwar or from Hashtnagar. Lastly, Hwen Thsang places the site of the "Body-offering" at 200 \*li\*, or nearly 34 miles, to the south-east of Taxila,† which are the exact bearing and distance of Mânikyâla from Shah-dheri; but his statement that he crossed the \*Sin-tu\*, or Indus, is a simple mistake for the \*Suhán\* or \*Suán\* river, which flows between the two places.‡ - [Previous: c5.s2.t4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4.2) - [Next: c5.s2.t4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4.4) - [Up: c5.s2.t4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s2.t4.3) · Pramāṇa