Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.516

c8.516

The Jains relying on a much later tradition thus locate the seven hills encircling Rājagṛha: If one enters Rājgir from the north, the hill lying to the right is the Vaibhāragiri; that lying to the left is the Vipulagiri; the one standing at right angles to the Vipula and running southwards parallel to the Vaibhāra is the Ratnagiri; the one forming the eastern extension of Ratnagiri is the Chaṭhāgiri and the hill standing next to the Chaṭhāgiri is the Śailagiri. The one opposite to the Chaṭhāgiri is the Udayagiri; that lying to the south of Ratnagiri and the west of the Udayagiri is the Soṇagiri. (Law, Rājagṛha in Ancient Lit., M.A.S.I., No. 68, p. 3.)