The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.184

c5.s9.184

Kukushta—Same as Kakauthâ or Kakuṭṭhâ of the *Mahâparinibbâna Sutta*. Buddha crossed this river on his way from Pava to Kuśinagara (*Mahâparinibbâna Sutta* in *SBE.*, XI, p. 74). Kukushta has been identified with a small stream called Barhi, which flows to the Chhoṭa-Gaṇḍak, 8 miles below Kasia (see Cunningham's *Anc. Geo.*, p. 435).