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In the inscriptions of the Jain temples on Mount Baibhár, the name is sometimes written Baibhâra, and sometimes Vyavahára. It is beyond all doubt the Webháro Mountain of the Pali annals, on whose side was situated the far-famed Sattapanni Cave, in front of which was held the first Buddhist synod, in 543 B.C. This cave, I believe, still exists under the name of Son Bhândâr, or "Treasury of gold," in the southern face of the mountain; but following Hwen Thsang's description, it should rather be looked for in the northern face. In the Tibetan Dulva it is called the "Cave of the Nyagrodha," or Banian-tree.‡