Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.228

c8.228

Indakūṭa.—It was a hill near Rājagṛha (*Saṃyutta*, I, 206). On this hill there was the dwelling of the Yakkha Indaka, presumably a pre-historical sanctuary (*Saṃyutta*, I, 206). Either the hill derived its name from the Yakkha or the Yakkha derived his name from the hill (*Sāratthappakāsinī*, I, 300). The abode of the Yakkha was a stone-structure like a hall marked by the presence of a sacred tree. This hill seems to have stood either opposite to the Gijjhakūṭa or by its side (*Saṃyutta*, I, 206).