Geography of Early Buddhism c7.s1.30

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In the Cetiya Jātaka (Jāt., Vol. III, p. 460) we are told that four sons of the King of Ceti built five cities: Hatthipura, Assapura, Sihapura, Uttara Pañcāla, and Daddarapura. Hatthipura was built on the spot where the king’s son saw a white royal elephant. Assapura was named as such as the king’s son laid out the city in the very place where he saw a royal horse which was white. Sihapura was named from a maned lion. Daddarapura was named from the two mountains striking against each other and making the sound of ‘Daddara’.