Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.70

c6.70

*Anotatta (Chinese A-nou-ta).*—This lake may be identified with the Rawanhrad or Laṅga. It was visited by the Buddha many times (*Aṅg.*, IV, 101). According to the Shui-ching-chu this lake otherwise known as the Anavatapta (the unheated) was on the top of the Himalaya. Four rivers issued from this lake: the Gaṅgā to the east, the Sindhu to the south, the Vakṣu (Oxus) to the west and the Sītā (Tārim) to the north (Northern India according to the Shui-Ching-Chu, p. 14).