Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.138

c6.138

Bhadraśilā.—It was a rich, prosperous, and populous city. It was 12 yojanas in length and breadth and was well-divided with four gates and adorned with high vaults and windows. In this city there was a royal garden.³ According to the Bodhisattvāvadāna-Kalpalatā the city was situated to the north of the Himalayas (5th Pallava, pp. 2 and 6). This city later came to be known as Takṣaśilā because here the head of Candraprabha who was its ruler was severed by a beggar Brahmin.⁴