Cunningham's Ancient Geography of India c8.s2.t4.3

c8.s2.t4.3

The name of Mânikyâla is not mentioned by any of the Chinese pilgrims, although every one of them has described the situation of the place. Fa-Hian merely states that at two days' journey to the east of Taxila is the spot where Buddha "gave his body to feed a starving tiger.''* But Sung-yun fixes the scene of this exploit at eight days' journey to the south-east of the capital of Gândhâra,† which is a very exact description of the bearing and distance of Mânikyâla, either from Peshâwar or from Hashtnagar. Lastly, Hwen Thsang places the site of the ''Body-offering'' at 200 *li*, or nearly 34 miles, to the south-east of Taxila,‡ which are the exact bearing and distance of Mânikyâla from Shah-dheri; but his statement that he crossed the *Sin-tu*, or Indus, is a simple mistake for the *Suhân* or *Süân* river, which flows between the two places.§