Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.448

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c8.448

*Sappinī*.—It was a river or rivulet in the neighbourhood of Rājagṛha. It was a stream with a winding course. Buddha used to sojourn occasionally on its bank (*Samyutta*, I, 153). It seems that it flowed in the Buddha’s time on the south side of Rājagṛha. The Master went from the Gijjhakūṭa mountain to the bank of this river to meet some wanderers (*paribbājakas*) (*Aṅg.*, II, 29, 176). The Pañcāna river is probably the ancient Sappinī.

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Paribbājakasutta — Pāli
Brāhmaṇasaccasutta — Pāli
Saṃyuttanikāya — Pāli