[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) › c7.s5.9 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s5.9 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c7.s5.9 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.9) To the south-west there were two hills, on one of which, called \*Pushpagiri\*, or the "hill of flowers," there was a monastery of the same name and a stupa of stone, and on the other to the north-west only a stupa. These hills I take to be the famous \*Udayagiri\* and \*Khandagiri\*, in which many Buddhist caves and inscriptions have been discovered. These hills are situated 20 miles to the south of \*Katak\*, and 5 miles to the west of the grand group of temples at Bhuva-neswara. The stupas were said to have been built by demons; from which I infer that the origin of the great caves, and other Buddhist works on these hills was quite unknown at the period of Hwen Thsang's visit. - [Previous: c7.s5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.8) - [Next: c7.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s6.1) - [Up: c7.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5) ## Cites (1) - [Khandagiri](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.khandagiri) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c7.s5.9) · Pramāṇa