Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.246

c6.246

Garjapur (Garjapatipura).—It was a town on the Ganges, 50 miles east of Benaras, identified with the modern Ghazipur. It was also known as Garjanapati. Its Chinese name is Chen-chu. It was 2,000 li in circuit. The soil was rich and fertile, and the land was regularly cultivated. The climate was temperate, and the people were honest. There were ten Saṅghārāmas and twenty Deva temples (Beal, Buddhist Records of the Western World, II, 61).