Geography of Early Buddhism c4: Contents
Geography of Early Buddhism c4
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Contents
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FOREWORD . . . . . v PREFACE . . . . . vii INTRODUCTION . . . . . xiii Sources—Buddhist Conception of India—Divisions of India.
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CHAPTER I
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Majjhimadesa or the Middle Country .. .. 1 Boundaries—towns, cities and countries—Fourteen Mahājanapadas, Kāsī, Kosala, Aṅga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Cedi, Vatsa or Vaṃsa, Kuru, Pañcāla, Matsya, Sūrasena, Assaka and Avanti—Janapadas, nigamas, nagaras and gāmas—Rivers, lakes and tanks—Mountains, hills and caves—Parks, forests and jungles—Caityas, ārāmas and vihāras.
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CHAPTER II
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Uttarāpatha or the Northern India .. .. 48 Boundaries—Two Mahājanapadas, Gandhāra and Kamboja—Janapadas, nigamas, puras and gāmas— Rivers, lakes and tanks—Mountains, hills and precipices.
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CHAPTER III
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Aparāntaka or the Western India .. .. 56 Boundaries—Janapadas, nigamas, puras and gāmas—Seas, rivers and waterfalls—Mountains.
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CHAPTER IV
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Dakkhināpatha or the Deccan and the Far South .. 60 Boundaries—Janapadas, nigamas, puras and gāmas—Rivers and lakes—Hills and caves—Parks, forests and jungles.
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CHAPTER V
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Prācya or the Eastern Country .. .. 68 Boundaries—Janapadas and puras.
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CHAPTER VI
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Ceylon, Burma and Other Foreign Countries .. 70 Countries, provinces, cities and villages—Rivers, lakes and tanks—Forests and mountains—Cetiyas, ārāmas and vihāras.
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APPENDIX
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A note on the Cetiya in the Buddhist Literature .. 74