The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.s3.t19.5
The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c6.s3.t19.5
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c6.s3.t19.5
With respect to the identification of *Visâkha* with the *Sâketa* of the Hindus, I rest my proofs chiefly on the following points: 1st, that *Visákha*, the most celebrated of all females in Buddhist history, was a resident of *Sâketa* before her marriage with *Purnna Varddhana*, son of *Mrigara*, the rich merchant of *Srávasti*;—and 2nd, that Buddha is recorded by Hwen Thsang to have spent 6 years at *Visákha*, while, by the Pali annals of Turnour, he is stated to have lived 16 years at *Sâketa*.‡