Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s3.2

c8.s3.2

1. Lan-p'o (Lampāka, Laghman), 2. Na-kie-lo-ho (Nagarāhāra, Jalālābād), 3. Kan-t'o-lo (Gandhāra), capital—Pu-lu-sha-pu-lo (Puruṣapura, Peshawar), 4. Wu-chang-na (Uḍḍiyāna—in the Swat valley), 5. Ta-li-lo (Darel), 6. Po-lu-lo (Bolor), 7. Ta-ch'a-shi-lo (Takṣaśilā), 8. Seng-ha-pu-lo (Simhapura near No. 7 and the Salt Range), 9. Wu-la-shi (Uraśā, Hazara District), 10. Kia-shi-mi-lo (Kaśmīra), 11. Pan-nu-ts'o (Parṇotsa, Punch), 12. Ho-lo-she-pu-lo (Rājapura, Rajaurī), 13. Cheh-ka (Ṭakka), old capital—She-kie-lo (Śākala, Sialkot), 14. Chi-na-p'uh-ti (Chinabhukti—to the east of the Sialkot District), 15. She-lan-ta-lo (Jālandhara), 16. K'ieu-lo-to (Kulūta, Kulu velley in the Kangra District), 17. She-lo-t'u-lu (valley of the Śatadru), 18. Pa-li-ye-ta-lo (Pāriyātra, country named after the Pāriyātra or the Western Vindhyas and the Aravali range), 19. Mo-t'u-lo (Mathurā), 20. Sa-t'a-ni-ssu-fa-lo (Sthāṇvīśvara, Thanesar), 21. Su-lu-k'iu-na (Śrughna—to the north-east of Sthāṇvīśvara, bounded by the Gaṅgā in the east and high mountains in the north and the Yamunā flowing through it), 22. Mo-ti-pu-lo (Matipura—to the east of Śrughna and the Gaṅgā), 23. P'o-lo-hih-mo-pu-lo (Brahmapura—to the south of the Su-fa-la-na-kiu-ta-lo or Suvarṇagotra country in the Himalayas, also known as the Eastern Women's Country),18 24. K'u-pi-shuang-na (Goviṣāṇa—to the south-east of Matipura in the Rampur-Pilibhit region), 25. 'O-hi-chi-ta-lo (Ahicchatra in the Bareilly region), 26. Pi-lo-shan-na (Vīrāsana—to the south-west of Ahicchatra across the Gaṅgā), 27. Kah-pi-t'a (Kapittha, also called Seng-ka-she or Sāṅkāsya, modern Sankisa in the Farrukhābād District), 28. Ka-no-kue-she (Kānyakubja, Kanauj in the Farrukhabad District), 29. A-yu-t'e (Ayodhyā—in the Fyzabad region), 30. A-ye-mu-k'a (Ayomukha or Hayamukha=Aśvamukha—to the east of Ayodhyā), 31. Po-lo-ya-ka (Prayāga—in the Allahabad District), 32. Kiao-shang-mi (Kauśāmbi, modern Kosam in the Allahabad District), 33. P'i-sho-ka (Viśoka or Viśākha—north of Ka-she-pu-lo or Kāśapura lying to the north of the Gaṅgā), 34. Shi-lo-fu-shi-ti (Śrāvasti in the Gonda-Bahraich region), 35. Kie-pi-lo-fo-su-tu (Kapilavastu—in the vicinity of the Rummindei pillar inscription near Padaria in the Nepalese Tarai), 36. Lan-mo (Rāma or Rāma-grāma—to the east of Kapilavastu), 37. Kou-shih-na-ka-lo (Kuśinagara, modern Kasia in the Deoria District), 38. P'o-lo-ni-sse (Vārāṇasī), 39. Chan-chu (about the Ghazipur District), 40. Fei-she-li (Vaiśālī, modern Basarh in the Muzaffarpur District). 41. Fo-li-shi (Vṛji, also called San-fa-chih or Saṃvṛji—to the north-east of Vaiśālī), 42. Ni-p'o-lo (Nepāla), 43. Mo-kie-t'o (Magadha, capital—Po-ch'a-li-tsu-ching or Pāṭaliputra formerly called K'u-su-mo-pu-lo or Kusumapura lying to the south of the Gaṅgā, near modern Patna, the central point of the kingdom of Magadha being the city of Kiu-she-kie-lo-pu-lo or Kuśāgrapura, modern Rajgir, ancient Girivraja and Rājagṛha), 44. I-lan-na-po-fa-to (Hiraṇyaparvata, modern Uren near Kajra in the western part of the Monghyr District), 45. Chan-p'o (Campā near modern Bhagalpur), 46. Ka-chu-wen-k'i-lo (Kajaṅgala near Rajmahal in the Santal Parganas District), 47. Pun-na-fa-tan-na (Puṇyavardhana for Puṇḍravardhana, modern Mahāsthān in the Bogra District), 48. Kia-mo-lu-po (Kāmarūpa in Assam), 49. San-mo-ta-ch'a (Samataṭa—in the Tippera-Noakhali region), 50. Tan-mo-li-ti (Tāmralipti, modern Tamluk in the Midnapur District), 51. Kie-lo-na-su-fa-la-na (Karṇasuvarṇa, situated near the Lo-to-wei-chi or Raktamṛttikā monastery recently unearthed beside the Chiruti railway station near Berhampore in the Murshidabad District), 52. U-ch'a (Oḍra, the Balasore-Cuttack-Puri region of Orissa), 53. Kong-u-t'o (Koṅgoda, the Ganjam District), 54. Kie-ling-kia