The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s7.5

c6.s7.5

Pabhosâ—Prabhâsa, thirty-two miles south-west of Allahabad and three miles to the north west of Kausâmbî, visited by Hiuen Tsiang. Paddair—The river Palâsinî near Kaliugapatam in Ganjam. Paderia—A village in the Nepalese Terai, two miles north of Bhagavanpur. It has been identified with the Lumbini garden, where Buddha was born (see Nigliva). But the Lumbinivana has been identified by P. C. Mukherji with Rummendei (see Rummen-dei). Padmâ—The river Padmâvatî, a branch of the Ganges, in East Bengal. Padmanâbhapur—Same as Anantapur (II). Padraona—Pâvâ, on the Gandak, the last place visited by Buddha before he reached Kusînagara, where he attained Nirvâna. Paghmân Range—Pavamâna mountain of the Nishadha Range, a part of the Hindu Kush. Pâhâdpura—1. Kola-Parvatapura. 2. Kolapura. 3. The Paloura of Ptolemy, in the district of Nadiâ in Bengal. Pain—Same as Pain-Gangâ. Painâm—Suvarnagrâma, the ancient capital of Eastern Bengal, on the river Dhalesvarî, in the district of Dacca. Same as Sonârgâon. Pain-Gangâ—1. The river Payoshnî mentioned in Bhâgavata P. (V, ch. xix, v. 17), a branch of the Wardha in the Central Provinces. 2. The Bidarbha-nadî. Same as Pain. Paira—The river Pûrnâ, a branch of the Godâvarî. Paisuni—1. The river Payasvinî. 2. The Chitrakutâ, a tributary of the Jumna, which flows near Chitrakuta in Bundelkhand. Paithân—1. Pratishthânapura. 2. Potana. 3. Potali. 4. Paudanya, on the Godâvarî. It was the capital of Sâlivâhana, king of Mahârâshtra, the Asmaka of the Purânas and Assaka of the Buddhists. It is also called Pattana and Mangi-Pattana or Mangila-Pattana (see Pattan.) Pâkpattan—Ayodhana, in the Punjab. Palembang—Srîbhoja, in Sumatra, a seat of Buddhist learning in the seventh century much frequented by the Chinese pilgrims. Palithana—In Guzerat, situated at the foot of a mountain called Satruñjaya, to the south-west of Bhâonagar. It is one of the five hills sacred to the Jainas and contains a temple of Âdinâtha. Palni-Hills—Rishabha-parvata, in the district of Madura, Madras. Pâmbai—The river Pushpâvati in Travancore. Pâmghân—See Paghmân range. Pamir—Pâripâtra of the Nishadha Parvata.