[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) › c8.s4.18 # The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s4.18 The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c8.s4.18 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4.18) which he translates, “The gift of a pleasant abode by Dhanukakaṭa,” etc. Here the word which has been restored and translated as “a pleasant abode” is the recorder’s name, which I feel strongly inclined to read as Bhoviveka, as Hwen Thsang mentions a famous saint of Donakakatta named Po-pi-fei-kia, that is literally Bhoviveka in Pali, or in Sanskrit Bháva-viveka. - [Previous: c8.s4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4.17) - [Next: c8.s4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4.19) - [Up: c8.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.cunningham-1871.c8.s4.18) · Pramāṇa