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Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c9.121

Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c9.121

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c9.121

Linganeira, city 129 Liṅgodbhava, country 101 lobān, frankincense, product 120n Locana, v.l. *Lolana*, people 97 Loha, territory 108 ; in the northern region 64 Lohapura, same as Lahore, city 100, 108 Lohara, see Lahūr, fortress 159 Loharānī, locality 157, 159 Lohit, river 84 Lohita, people 108 ; located in the northern region 64 Lohita sea, located in the eastern region 62 Lohita-giri, mountain 103 Lohitya (Lauhitya) sea 105n Lokāloka, same as Cakravāla, mythical mountain 50, 104 ; same as Lokānt-ādri, Parācala 106 Lokamadhya, name of the Mandara or Meru, mountain 57 Lokanābhi, name of the Mandara or Meru, mountain 57 Lokānt-ādri, see Lokāloka, mythical mountain 106 Lokāntarika, hill 39 Lokapāla, guardian of the quarters 43n Lokaprakāśa, work 46 Lolana, v.l. *Locana*, people 97 Lomapādapūr, see Campā, city 104 Long-face (Dīghāsya), tribe 119 Lonibare, locality 122, 126 Lo-to-wei-chi, Raktamṛttikā, locality 152 Lumbinīgrāma, locality 161 ; pillar inscription at 161 Lupī, river 85 lycium, *dāruharidrā*, product 120n Mācipura, country 100 Mā-damāliṅgam, locality near the Bay of Bandon 67n Madhumat, mountain to the west of the Śitoda lake 46 ; located in the northern region 97n Mādhumata, same as Kaśmira, people 104 Madhupaghna, see Mathurā, city 104 Madhupaghnā, see Mathurā, city 106 Madhurā, same as Madhūṣikā, Mathurā, Madhupaghnā, city 104, 106 Madhūṣikā, see Madhurā, city 106 Madhya, same as Madhya-deśa, territory 108 Madhya-deśa, Middle Country 17-18, 69, 72, 82, 91n, 103, 106, 154 ; identified with Āryāvarta by Parāśara 91n Mādhyamakeya, people of Madhyamikā located in the western region 65 Madhyamikā, city 73, 161, 162n Mādhyamika, people of Madhyamikā 91n, 92n Madhyamikā-nagarī, same as Nagarī 162n Madhya Pradesh 79-82, 85, 164 Modoura (Dakṣiṇa-Mathurā, Madurai), royal city 136 Madra, people of the Sialkot region 30, 42, 96 and n, 97 ; located in the northern region, see Uttara-Madra 63 Madraka, same as Madra, people or country 74, 97n Madrakāra, same as Bhadrakāra, clan of the Śālvas 71, 106 Madras, city 118 Madras, state 79, 163 Madurai, Mathurā of the South 34, 79 ; see Modoura 136 Madurai-Ramanathapuram-Tirunelveli region 79 Maeotis, lake 119 Maga, sun-worshippers of the Śāka-dvīpa 50 Maga-Brāhmaṇa, see Brakhmanai Magoi 133 Magadha, class of people in the Śāka-dvīpa 50 Magadha, people and country 19-20, 30, 33, 35n, 36n, 92 and n, 98-99, 101, 103, 108-09, 152 ; located in the eastern region 62, 64 ; same as Kikaṭa 104