Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.142

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c8.142

*Bhagavāṅganj*.—This village is situated in the south-east of the Dinajpur sub-division, a few miles south-east of Bharatpur. It contains the remains of a *stūpa* which has been identified with Droṇa-*stūpa* referred to by Hiuen Tsang. This Droṇa was a Brāhmin who distributed Buddha’s relics after his death (cf. *Mahāparinibbāna Suttanta, Dīgha*, II). This *stūpa* is a low circle mound about 20 feet high. Not far from it flows the Punpun river (*A.S.I., Reports*, Vol. VIII).

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Dīghanikāya — Pāli