[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.s4.8 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s4.8 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s4.8 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.8) ∗ In the \*Mahâbhârata\* and Vishnu Purâna the name is written \*Bâlhîka\*; but as they follow the \*Kulûtas\*, it seems certain that the true reading is \*Bâhîka\*, as proposed by Lassen. - [Previous: c5.s4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.7) - [Next: c5.s4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.9) - [Up: c5.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4) ## Cites (2) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c5.s4.8) · Pramāṇa