Geography of Early Buddhism c7.62

c7.62

1. Rājagaha—the Buddha consulted by Ajātasattu about an expedition against the Vajjis.
2. Ambalaṭṭhikā.
3. Nālandā.
4. Pāṭaligāma where he crossed the Ganges.
5. Koṭigāma.
6. Nādikā.¹
7. Vesāli: while staying here at the Cāpāla Cetiya, the Buddha resolved to die in three months.
8. Bhaṇḍagāma.
9. Hatthigāma, Ambagāma, Jambugāma, Bhoganagara.
10. Pāvā: the Buddha here visited Cunda and fell ill by eating sūkaramaddava. He recovered and started for Kusinārā; on his way he crossed the Kakuttha river, reached Ambavana, proceeded to the Sāla grove of the Mallas near Kusinārā and died there.