The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s6.33

c5.s6.33

Himavanta—Majjhima, Kassapagotta, and Dundubhissara were sent as missionaries to Himavanta by Asoka (Mahâvaṃsa, ch xii). Their ashes were found in a tope at Sanchi (Cunningham, Bhilsa Tope, p 287). By some, it has been identified with Tibet, but Fergusson identifies it with Nepal (Fergusson's Cave Temples of India, p 17).