The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s5.54.4

c5.s5.54.4

At a short distance to the east of these, Kuṇḍas, there are five hot springs called Sūrya, Chandramā, Gaṇeśa, Rāma and Sītā. To the east of this latter group of Kuṇḍas is a hot-spring called Śṛṅgi-ṛiṣi-kuṇḍa now called Makhdum-kuṇḍa after the name of a Muhammadan saint Makhdum Shah, called also Sharfuddin Ahmad, at the foot of the Bipula hill on its northern side. Close to the side of this spring is Makhdum Shah's Chilwa or a small cavern for worship. Just over the entrance to the Chilwa, there is a huge slanting rock said to have been rolled down by two brothers Rāol and Lāṭṭā to kill the saint, but it was arrested in its course by his look. This story is evidently a replica of the Buddhist account about Devadatta hurling at Buddha a block of stone which was arrested in its course by two other blocks. There are the temple of Jarā Devī near the northern gate and Jaina temples of Mahāvīra, Pārasnātha, and other Tīrthaṅkaras on the Baibhāra, Bipula, Udaya, and Sona-giri hills. Buddha resided in a cave of Pāṇḍava-giri (which is called Ratna-giri on the eastern side of the town) when he first came to Rājagṛiha [Sutta-nipāta, ‘Pabbajjasutta,’ SBE., vol. X; JASB. (1838), p. 810]. Here he became the disciple of Ārāḍa first and then of Rudraka; but dissatisfied with their teachings, he left Rājagṛiha (Aśvaghoṣa's Buddha-charita). While he was residing in a cave called Kṛṣṇaśilā on the eastern side of Pāṇḍava-giri, he was visited by king Bimbisāra (Mahāvagga, ‘Pabbajjasutta,’ 12;