The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s2.7

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Bâgmatî—A sacred river of the Buddhists in Nepal. The river is also called Bâchmatî as it was created by the Buddha Krakuchhanda by word of mouth when he visited Nepâla with people from Gauḍa-deśa. Its junctions with the rivers Maradârikâ, Manis-rohinî, Râjamañjarî, Ratnâvalî, Chârumatî, Prabhâvatî and Triveṇî, form the Tirthas called Śânta, Śaṅkara, Râjamañjarî, Pramadâ, Sulakshaṇa, Jayâ and Gokarna respectively (Svayambhû Purâṇa, ch. v; Varâha P., ch. 215. See also Wright’s Hist. of Nepal, p. 90).